SSRScientific and Social Research2661-43322981-9946Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/ssr.v7i9.12235ArticleDialectical Narrative and Ideological Critique in Terry Eagleton’s Disappearanceshttps://artdesignp.com/journal/SSR/7/9/10.26689/ssr.v7i9.12235AnXianhong,WangWei2025792025-09-09Terry Eagleton’s Disappearances represents a significant innovation in modern dramatic narration. By structuring its narrative around a dialectical (thesis-antithesis-synthesis) framework infused with ideology, the play creates a subversive movement between surface and deep narrative layers. Through this narrative practice, Eagleton not only enriches theatrical form by opening a nuanced space for ideological discourse but also offers a profound Western Marxist critique of the paths to individual emancipation.

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