Leavis, Frank Raymond, 1895-1978 (literary critic)
Biography
Frank Raymond Leavis (1895-1978), Fellow of Downing 1936-62, Reader in English 1959-62; editor of 'Scrutiny, a quarterly review', 1932-53
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence
Correspondence between Holbrook (three letters, print-out copies) and Chris Joyce (four letters, one of them in two versions), 27 Aug. 2008-17 Nov. 2008
Chris Joyce, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, University of Surrey. With an advance notice of 'Revaluing Leavis: a Conference at Downing College, Cambridge, Monday 28th - Tuesday 29th September 2009'.
Episodes: Leavis on critical theory, 1953
F. R. Leavis, 16 Nov. 1954
Manuscript testimonial from F. R. Leavis describing Michael Baxandall's qualities and recommending him for a "responsible teaching post". Baxandall was taught by F. R. Leavis when he was a student at Cambridge University (1951-1954)
F. R. Leavis, 1948-1978
Letters and testimonials from F. R. Leavis, with some replies from Holbrook. Mostly photocopies or carbon copies. With related items including a testimonial from William L. Cuttle.
Four letters from F. R. Leavis to the Editors of the Cambridge Review; Cambridge, 21 Oct. 1964-3 Nov. 1964 (one letter misdated 3 Oct. 1964)
With an envelope, and with a rejoinder to one of the letters by John Holloway.
F.R. Leavis to Grattan Freyer: Letters, 4 Nov. 1938-29 Oct. 1944 (Circa)
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
'T. S. Eliot and Creativity: Four Quartets Defended against the Strictures of F. R. Leavis', 1989-2000 (circa)
Monographs, single essays, and collections of essays on literary, political and related subjects.
'The Literary Critic and Philosophy: English Beyond Leavis', 1989-1993 (circa)
Monographs, single essays, and collections of essays on literary, political and related subjects.