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Leavis, Frank Raymond, 1895 - 1978 (Literary Critic)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1895 - 1978

Dates and places

Born Cambridge 1895. Died 1978)

Sphere of activity

Academic and critic. One of most influential critics of the 20th Century. Fellow at Downing College and Director of English Studies 1936-62. Honorary Fellow 1962-4.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Fonds

F R Leavis Collection, 1934 - 2016

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/LEA
Scope and Contents

Letters from F R Leavis to L. C. Knights, David Holbrook, Frank Bradbrook, C B Winder, R O C Winkler, A I Doyle, John Tasker, Geoffrey Walton, Canon Frank Telfer, Ronald Hayman, Robert Tudor Jones, Peter Coveney, Michael Yudkin and others (mainly Downing alumni). Also includes reading list suggestions, newspaper articles and photos, memoirs by former students and correspondence concerning donation.

Dates: 1934 - 2016
Conditions Governing Access: Most letters are open to researchers, but some closure periods apply.