The Philosopher

Antony Easthope

The face

The background

Nationality:
British
Schools:
Post-structuralism, Marxism, Psychoanalysis, Cultural Studies, postmodernism
Branchs:
literary theory, Film theory, Marxism, Psychoanalysis, Cultural studies
Period:
20th century

The synopsis

Antony Easthope (14 April 1939 – 14 December 1999) was a British scholar, writer, and literary controversialist. He was educated at Tiffin School and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he was taught English by Graham Hough. He spent most of his career at Manchester Metropolitan University. He also taught at Brown University, the University of Warwick, Wolfson College, Oxford, the University of Adelaide, and the University of Virginia. In addition to scholarly and popular books on literary theory, film theory, Marxism, and psychoanalysis, Easthope was known for his letters to newspapers, particularly The Guardian, often attacking prominent literary figures. He declared that "Seamus Heaney's Nobel Prize only confirms the stagnancy of mainstream British culture."

The works