F. R. Leavis
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F. R. Leavis was a prominent 20th-century English literary critic known for his rigorous moral and aesthetic standards and his influential role in shaping the study of English literature at Cambridge.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| F. R. Leavis canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English person
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academic ⓘ essayist ⓘ literary critic ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Scrutiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-07-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-04-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
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Perse School, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer |
Downing College, Cambridge
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | Leavis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
English literature
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| fullName | Frank Raymond Leavis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Frank
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Raymond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
English studies at Cambridge
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Raymond Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Eagleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
I. A. Richards
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T. S. Eliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of a minority culture of serious reading
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emphasis on close reading ⓘ rigorous moral and aesthetic standards in literary criticism ⓘ shaping the study of English literature at Cambridge ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Cambridge English school
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New Criticism (broadly associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
D. H. Lawrence: Novelist
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Education and the University NERFINISHED ⓘ New Bearings in English Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ Nor Shall My Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ Revaluation: Tradition and Development in English Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Common Pursuit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Cultures? The Significance of C. P. Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary critic
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge
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University lecturer in English ⓘ |
| spouse | Q. D. Leavis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warService | World War I medical corps (non-combatant) ⓘ |
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