Because subjects like literature and art history have no obvious material pay-off, they tend to attract those who look askance at capitalist notions of utility. The idea of doing something purely for the delight of it has always rattled the grey-bearded guardians of the state. Sheer pointlessness has always been a deeply subversive affair.


After Theory (ed. Penguin UK, 2004) - ISBN: 9780141927886

Terry Eagleton Quotes

Because subjects like literature and art history have no obvious material pay-off, they tend to attract those who look askance at capitalist notions...

Because subjects like literature and art history have no obvious material pay-off, they tend to attract those who look askance at capitalist notions...

Because subjects like literature and art history have no obvious material pay-off, they tend to attract those who look askance at capitalist notions...

Because subjects like literature and art history have no obvious material pay-off, they tend to attract those who look askance at capitalist notions...