Terry Eagleton: Chapter 1. The Rise of English | Literary Theory
This is the second lecture in a series of lectures on Terry Eagleton's book "Literary Theory: An Introduction."
I find Eagleton's book to be one of the best for understanding literary theory. and its various debates
About Terry Eagleton:
Terence Francis Eagleton (Terry Eagleton) FBA is a British literary theorist, critic, and public intellectual. He is currently Distinguished Professor of English Literature at Lancaster University. Eagleton has published over forty books, but remains best known for Literary Theory: An Introduction, which has sold over 750,000 copies. (From Wikipedia)