F.R. Leavis: Essays and Documents - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826485766 ISBN 13: 9780826485762

Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press, 2011

Synopsis

A collection of new studies on one of the best known and most important British literary critics of the twentieth century. The book is divided into four sections: documentary analysis of Leavis's practice as a teacher, drawing on seminar notes, lecture handouts, reading lists and other material; new bibliographical data, including a detailed account of Leavis's project to turn Daniel Deronda into a new novel called Gwendolen Harleth; critical essays on Leavis's thought; and memoirs of different phases in Leavis's career, from the 1930s to the 1960s. The volume also includes an up-to-date Reader's Guide to Leavis's own writings and to the many studies of his work.

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About the Authors

The late Ian MacKillop was a Professor of English Literature at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Ian MacKillop is Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Sheffield. Richard Storer is Lecturer in English, Trinity & All Saints, a College of the University of Leeds.

From the Back Cover

F. R. Leavis was undeniably one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century. His work on literature exerted a profound and lasting influence on the teaching of English throughout the world. The story of his life, as recounted by Ian MacKillop, who was one of Leavis's students, is therefore a chronicle of the development of the study of modern literature. MacKillop charts the influences on Leavis's life and work, from I. A. Richards to T. S. Eliot and William Empson. He chronicles Leavis's famous public disagreement with C. P. Snow in the Two Cultures Debate; discusses the genesis and publication of Leavis's books; and looks at the development of both the influential magazine Scrutiny and the School of English Studies at Downing College. MacKillop paints an unforgettable picture of English village life as he chronicles this world of high tea, cloistered walks and bitter rivalries in great detail.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826485766
• ISBN 13: 9780826485762
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: MacKillop Ian