F.R. Leavis

ISBN-13: 9780415364164 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 168 str.

Richard Storer

Opis

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 as:

• 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."

F.R. Leavis is one of the most influential thinkers in twentieth-century theory. Although his outspoken and confrontational work has often provoked strong attack, there is an increased interest in Leavis as students and critics alike are revisiting his work and re-affirming his position as a key figure in the development of contemporary theory.

Drawing on the work of F.R. Leavis and the repercussions and responses that have arisen from it, Richard Storer examines concepts including:

• culture
• mass civilisation
• tradition
• practical criticism
• life.

Emphasising the significance of F.R. Leavis to the work of all contemporary theorists and to literature in general, this study is an invaluable guide to one of the core figures in literary and critical theory.

Recenzje

'Informative, succinct, circumspect; an exacting introduction to Leavis as an incisive master critic.  Ideal for today's students and general readers.' - Chris Terry, Times Higher Education Supplement

Spis treści

Why Leavis?  Key Ideas  1. ‘What is Leavis?’  2. Literary Criticism, Theory and Philosophy  3. Culture  4. New Bearings  5. Great Traditions  6. Close Reading  7. English, Education and the University  8. ‘Life’.  After Leavis.  Further Reading

O autorze

Richard Storer is Associate Principal Lecturer and Director of BA Programmes in English at Leeds Trinity and All Saints, an accredited college of the University of Leeds. His publications include F. R. Leavis: Essays and Documents (co-edited with Ian MacKillop, 1995).