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Ian Robinson is a British literary critic and English professor. With David Sims, he co-founded Brynmill Press, a company devoted to publishing serious criticism.
His best-known works, such as The Survival of English, The English Prophets, and Holding the Centre, criticize the sloppy use of language and general incoherence in modern culture.