Terry Eagleton Quote

Language always pre-exists us: it is always already 'in place', waiting to assign us our places within it.

Chapter 5, p. 151 - Literary Theory: An Introduction (1983)

Language always pre-exists us: it is always already 'in place', waiting to assign us our places within it.

Language always pre-exists us: it is always already 'in place', waiting to assign us our places within it.

Language always pre-exists us: it is always already 'in place', waiting to assign us our places within it.

Language always pre-exists us: it is always already 'in place', waiting to assign us our places within it.