The Living Principle: 'English' as a Discipline of Thought

by F.R. Leavis

One of the century's great critics, now back in print. Leavis's central preoccupation here is the nature of thought and language, and the way in which thoughts are expressed in language.

Genres: Nonfiction, Linguistics, Criticism, Literary Criticism

266 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1975

About the author

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.