“理论之后”(after theory)不是“后理论”(post-theory),因此“理论的终结”完全是一个伪命题。1伊格尔顿颇具反讽意味的标题寄予了文化理论革命性的期望,认为未来的理论应该具有前所未有的深度和力度。“后理论”的英译(post-theory)总会让人联想到后现代(post-modern),“后理论”因此就成了“后现代主义”的一个表征。但是,伊格尔顿毫无此意,“后理论”从 “After theory” is not “post-theory,” so “the end of theory” is entirely a pseudo-proposition. 1 The ironic headline of Eagleton places a revolutionary expectation of cultural theory that the theory of the future should have an unprecedented depth and intensity. Post-theory of post-theory is always reminiscent of post-modernism, and post-modernism is therefore a sign of postmodernism. However, Eagleton has no intention of “post-theory ” from