F.R. Leavis

Routledge Critical Thinkers

by Richard Storer

‘informative, succint, circumspect; an exacting introduction to Leavis as an incisive master critic. Ideal for today’s students and general readers’ – Chris Terry, Times Higher Education

F.R. Leavis is a landmark figure in twentieth-century literary criticism and theory. His outspoken and confrontational work has often divided opinion and continues to generate interest as students and critics revisit his highly influential texts.

Looking closely at a representative selection of Leavis’s work, Richard Storer outlines his thinking on key topics such



literary theory, ‘criticism’ and culture

canon formation

modernism

close reading

higher education. Exploring the responses and engaging with the controversies generated by Leavis’s work, this clear, authoritative guide highlights how Leavis remains of critical significance to twenty-first-century study of literature and culture.

161 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2009

Reviews

[Robert Corbett · Rating 4 out of 5]

That perhaps F.R. Leavis did his work more as a teacher than an other. And that clearly Raymond Williams' definition of culture as a "whole way of life" is indebted to Leavis.

[Matthew Hatzichristos]

"You mean the F.R. Leavis who died in 1978?"