F.R. Leavis

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf literary work
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1895-07-14
gptkbp:contribution New Criticism
Cultural criticism
gptkbp:deathDate 1978-04-01
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label F.R. Leavis
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
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWorks The Great Tradition
Revaluation
The Common Pursuit
gptkbp:occupation Professor
gptkbp:spouse Queenie Leavis