F.R. Leavis
by
Michael Bell
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Critics of the Twentieth Century
ISBN-10
0415008972
ISBN-13
9780415008976
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 3rd, 1988
Print length
152 Pages
Weight
453 grams
Product Classification:
Literary studies: general
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Although refuted by recent theorists, Leavis's liberal humanist literary criticism remains the single most potent influence on the teaching of literature. This book surveys his career and locates him within the critical tradition.
First published in 1988. Leavis''s examples and preoccupations still largely underlie the teaching of English literature in the universities and he remains the most substantial embodiment of the liberal humanist conception of criticism with its insistence on a ''canon'' of on personal judgement within a literary tradition. Hence while recent theorists have rejected his methods, he remains the most potent single influence on the practical teaching of literature. This book locates Leavis within the critical tradition, suggests whence he derived his characteristic commitments and rhetoric, and assesses his limitations in relation to his continuing value.
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