Properties (54)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
literary work
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gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Cambridge_University
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Cambridge_University
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gptkbp:birthDate |
1895-07-14
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gptkbp:contribution |
New Criticism
Cultural criticism |
gptkbp:deathDate |
1978-04-01
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gptkbp:famousFor |
Educational reform
Literary analysis Cultural elitism Influence on literary studies Critique of postmodernism Critique of modernism Advocacy for literary criticism Promotion of close reading Literary pedagogy Critique of educational systems Advocacy for literary value Critique of cultural studies Critique of literary history Critique of literary journalism Critique of literary theory Critique of mass culture Critique of popular literature Defending the classics Influence on critical writing Influence on literary debates Influence on reading practices Promotion of literary discourse Promotion of literary engagement Promotion of literary scholarship Promotion of literary taste Promotion of literary values Promotion of serious literature Advocacy_of_English_literature Influence_on_English_departments Influence_on_literary_criticism_in_the_UK Influence_on_literary_criticism_in_the_US Literary_canon_formation |
gptkbp:field |
Literature
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
F.R. Leavis
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gptkbp:influence |
Critical theory
Literary_theory |
gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Terry_Eagleton
gptkb:David_Daiches |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Matthew_Arnold
gptkb:T.S._Eliot |
gptkbp:knownFor |
Literary criticism
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gptkbp:nationality |
British
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gptkbp:notableWorks |
The Great Tradition
Revaluation The Common Pursuit |
gptkbp:occupation |
Professor
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gptkbp:spouse |
Queenie Leavis
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