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Frank Raymond " F. R. " Leavis CH (14 July 1895 – 14 April 1978) was an English literary critic of the early-to-mid-twentieth century. He taught for much of his career at Downing College, Cambridge, and later at the University of York . Leavis ranked among the most prominent English-language critics in the 1950s and 1960s. [1] . J. B.
10 de abr. de 2024 · F.R. Leavis (born July 14, 1895, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Eng.—died April 14, 1978, Cambridge) was an English literary critic who championed seriousness and moral depth in literature and criticized what he considered the amateur belletrism of his time.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
26 de jul. de 2017 · A comprehensive overview of the life and work of F. R. Leavis, a influential 20th-century British critic and teacher. Learn about his tradition, theory, language, poetry, fiction, and education, as well as his controversies and legacy.
F. R. Leavis was one of the most potent single influences on English studies in the earlier and middle part of the twentieth century. He is best known for his radical revaluation of the accepted canon of English literature, and his impact lies in the revaluative activity itself as much as in the particular set of judgements it involved.
- Michael Bell
- 1988
27 de fev. de 2020 · Abstract. F. R. Leavis (1895–1978) was an English literary critic and university teacher and a major figure on the English-speaking cultural landscape during the middle decades of the twentieth century. He was particularly associated with the rise of Cambridge ‘English’.
- Steven Cranfield
- Steven.Cranfield@lshtm.ac.uk
- 2020
Overview. F. R. Leavis. (1895—1978) literary critic. Quick Reference. (1895–1978) British literary critic and university teacher. He was made a CH in 1978. Leavis was educated at Cambridge, first at the Perse School and then at Emmanuel College, where he taught from 1925.
Abstract. Why include F. R. Leavis in a history of criticism and theory? Because he was the most influential critic of his day. It is no exaggeration to say that, in a career spanning more than forty years, from the late 1920s to the mid-1970s, Leavis changed the perception of English literature and professionalized its study.
