{"product_id":"the-real-thing-9780300274295","title":"The Real Thing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA clear-sighted and entertaining defence of literary realism, and an account of its key practitioners\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Typically lively and witty.”—Jake Kerridge, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] delightful new book . . . explores what artist fidelity to the ‘real world’ involves.”—Stuart Jeffries, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Expansive, erudite, and instantly engaging, this companionable book has all the hallmarks of a classic Eagleton excursion.”—David James, author of \u003ci\u003eModernist Futures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Once again, Terry Eagleton pans gold from the cultural stream. This brilliant, sharply drawn, and deeply wise study of literary realism in fiction reveals one of our finest critics writing at the top of his form.”—Jay Parini, author of \u003ci\u003eBorges and Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Learned, lucid, and often hilarious, Terry Eagleton recovers the central traits of literary realism for a new generation of readers. In a stirring demonstration of the efficacy and pleasure of dialogue with authorities more often cited than questioned, Eagleton celebrates the art of everyday lives, minds, and contexts in a common sense defense of ‘the real thing.’”—Suzanne Keen, author of \u003ci\u003eEmpathy and the Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Real Thing\u003c\/i\u003e condenses a vast amount of knowledge into a remarkably enlightening jaunt across literature and philosophy. With dialectical zest, Eagleton elaborates on the contradictory meanings and complex history of that seemingly straightforward word: realism.”—Rita Felski, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Limits of Critique\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401576227159,"sku":"9780300274295","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300274295.jpg?v=1730477852","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-real-thing-9780300274295","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}