The Literary Criticism of F. R. Leavis

by R.P. Bilan

Book Overview

This book is an attempt at a comprehensive analysis and assessment of the many strands of Leavis's work, emphasising the basic unity of his ideas. The literary criticism needs to be understood in the context of his wider social concerns, and so this study begins with a discussion of his views on society and culture, explaining his critique of modern civilisation and the importance he attributed to the values of the cultural tradition and to the educated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521129249
• ISBN13: 9780521129244
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"