Introduction Terry Eagleton’s Literature and History stands as a landmark in Marxist literary criticism. It challenges readers to see literature not as an isolated art form, but as a reflection of social and historical realities. From the start, Eagleton dismantles the illusion that stories exist in a vacuum. He argues that every novel, poem, or play grows out of the material conditions and class struggles of its time.​ His work invites us to look beyond the surface of...