Description
| Product ID: | 9780415364171 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Critical Thinkers |
| Title: | F.R. Leavis |
| Authors: | Author: Richard Storer |
| Page Count: | 168 |
| Subjects: | Literary theory, Literary theory, Literary studies: general, History, Cultural studies, Literary studies: general, Humanities, Cultural studies |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. ‘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:
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. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-07-14 |
