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
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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
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BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 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; WORKS CITED; INDEX