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Memoirs of a Leavisite
David Ellis
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Description for Memoirs of a Leavisite
Hardcover. Part study of Leavis, part memoir of being taught by him and his lasting influence on the author and on a whole generation of English Literature scholars. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BM; DSA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
In the second half of the last century, the teaching of English literature was very much influenced and, in some places, entirely dominated by the ideas of F. R. Leavis. What was it like to be taught by this iconic figure? How and why did one become a Leavisite? In this unique book, part memoir, part study of Leavis, David Ellis takes himself as representative of that pool of lower middle class grammar school pupils from which Leavisites were largely recruited, and explores the beliefs of both the Leavises, their lasting impact on him and why ultimately they were ... Read more
In the second half of the last century, the teaching of English literature was very much influenced and, in some places, entirely dominated by the ideas of F. R. Leavis. What was it like to be taught by this iconic figure? How and why did one become a Leavisite? In this unique book, part memoir, part study of Leavis, David Ellis takes himself as representative of that pool of lower middle class grammar school pupils from which Leavisites were largely recruited, and explores the beliefs of both the Leavises, their lasting impact on him and why ultimately they were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846318894
SKU
V9781846318894
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About David Ellis
David Ellis is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Kent. His previous books include 'Death and the author: how D. H. Lawrence died, and was remembered' (OUP, 2008) and 'Literary Lives: Biography and the search for understanding' (EUP, 2003). His website can be found at: http://dellis-author.co.uk
Reviews for Memoirs of a Leavisite
[A] wise, patient and delightful book.
The Spectator
A memoir of beautifully evoked ghosts.
Times Higher Education
David Ellis's final affirmation that the approach that Leavis advocated still provides the best insurance that he has come across against "the tendency of institutions to churn on regardless, quite cut off from any initial social aim or utility" ... Read more
The Spectator
A memoir of beautifully evoked ghosts.
Times Higher Education
David Ellis's final affirmation that the approach that Leavis advocated still provides the best insurance that he has come across against "the tendency of institutions to churn on regardless, quite cut off from any initial social aim or utility" ... Read more