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F.R. Leavis

Born

in Cambridge, England

July 14, 1895

Died

April 14, 1978

Website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._R._Leavis

Genre

Literature

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Frank Raymond "F.R." Leavis, CH was an English literary critic of the early-to-mid-twentieth century. He taught for much of his career at Downing College, Cambridge but often latterly at the University of York. ...more

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	The Great Tradition 3.40 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1948 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	D.H. Lawrence: Novelist 3.77 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1955 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Bearings In English Poetry: A Study Of The Contemporary Situation 3.68 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1932 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Cultures? The Significance Of C.P. Snow by F.R. Leavis, Michael Yudkin (Contributor) 3.34 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1962 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revaluation: Tradition and Development in English Poetry (Peregrine Books) 3.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1936 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dickens The Novelist by F.R. Leavis, Q.D. Leavis 3.30 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1970 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Living Principle: 'English' as a Discipline of Thought 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1975 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mass Civilisation and Minority Culture 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	F. R. Leavis: Essays and Documents by F.R. Leavis, I.D. MacKillop (Editor), Richard Storer (Editor) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Critic As Anti-Philosopher: Essays and Papers by F.R. Leavis, G. Singh (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Literature is the supreme means by which you renew your sensuous and emotional life and learn a new awareness.”
― F.R. Leavis

tags: literature, reading

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“A man's most vivid emotional and sensuous experience is inevitably bound up with the language that he actually speaks. (New Bearings in English Poetry)”
― F R Leavis

tags: languages-and-culture

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“Poetry can communicate the actual quality of experience with a subtlety and precision unapproachable by any other means.”
― F.R. Leavis

tags: poetry-quotes

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