F.R. Leavis

Zusatztext '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 Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext 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 culturecanon formationmodernism 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Richard Storer, Richard (Leeds Trinity and All Saints Storer, Storer Richard
• Assisted by: Robert Eaglestone (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.2009
• EAN: 9780415364164
• ISBN: 978-0-415-36416-4
• No. of pages: 147
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers; Routledge Critical Thinkers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; History, Cultural Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Humanities, Literary studies: general, Literary theory