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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]
Apr 10, 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.
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Jul 26, 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.
Frank Raymond Leavis CH (July 14, 1895 - April 14, 1978) was an influential British literary critic of the early-to-mid-twentieth century. He taught for much of his career at Downing College, Cambridge . Contents. 1Early life. 2Later life and career. 3Criticism. 4Criticism of poetry. 5Criticism of the novel. 6Major Works. 7References.
Feb 27, 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’.
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Nov 10, 2015 · F. R. Leavis. Steven Cranfield. Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Education ( (BRIEFSKEY)) 358 Accesses. Abstract. This chapter gives an overview of Leavis’s life and work, his intellectual heritage and legacy.
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.
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