After the ‘Cambridge School’ F. R. Leavis (1895–1978), Scrutiny (1932–1952) and Literary Studies in Britain

Whether there is or was a recognizable ‘Cambridge School’ of English literature criticism is debatable, because the justification for recognizing such a thing would probably necessitate accepting the centrality to Cambridge of F. R. Leavis, who while fervent in support of an ‘English school’ at the...

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Published inModern British and Irish Criticism and Theory p. 56
Main Author Jeremy Tambling
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Edinburgh University Press 2006
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Literary studies: general
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Summary:Whether there is or was a recognizable ‘Cambridge School’ of English literature criticism is debatable, because the justification for recognizing such a thing would probably necessitate accepting the centrality to Cambridge of F. R. Leavis, who while fervent in support of an ‘English school’ at the centre of the ideal university, throughout his life polarized opinion in Cambridge, making more enemies than friends, and who now has few people speaking from something like his standpoint either in Cambridge or other universities. From the time of his first publications in 1930 and the founding of the quarterly journal Scrutiny, Leavis, with
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