223p illustrated paperback, pages unmarked, binding firm, very good

Nor shall my sword;: Discourses on pluralism, compassion and social hope

Literature & Fiction

Leavis, F.R.

Essays & Correspondence

Chatto&Windus

Revaluation: Tradition and Development in English Poetry

Penguin Books, Ltd.

The common pursuit (Pelican books)

Great Tradition

Penguin Uk

D H Lawrence Novelist

Revaluation

History & Criticism

Penguin Putnam~trade

In The Great Tradition, published in 1948, F. R. Leavis seemed to rate  the work of Charles Dickens - with the exception of Hard Times - as  lacking the seriousness and formal control of the true masters of  English fiction. By 1970, when Dickens the Novelist was published on the  first centenary of the writer's death, Leavis and his lifelong  collaborator Q. D. (Queenie) Leavis, had changed their minds. 'Our  purpose', they wrote, 'is to enforce as unanswerably as possible the  conviction that Dickens was one of the greatest of creative writers ...'  In seven typically robust and uncompromising chapters, the Leavises  grapple with the evaluation of a writer who was then still open to  dismissal as a mere entertainer, a caricaturist not worthy of discussion  in the same breath as Henry James. Q. D. Leavis shows, for example, how  deeply influential David Copperfield was on the work of Tolstoy, and  explores the symbolic richness of the nightmare world of Bleak House. F.  R. Leavis reprints his famous essay on Hard Times, with its moral  critique of utilitarianism, and reveals the imaginative influence of  Blake on Little Dorrit. Q. D. Leavis contributes a pathbreaking chapter  on the importance of Dickens's illustrators to the effect of his work.

Dickens: The Novelist

Leavisâs central preoccupation here is the nature of thought and language, and the way in which thoughts are expressed in language. His supple and vigorous analysis of Eliotâs âFour Quartetsâ is considered by many the best part of the book.

The living principle: English as a discipline of thought

Oxford University Press

No markings. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust jacket shows no wear. Dust Jacket is in mylar. All edges are clean. Dust Jacket is Unclipped. Very clean, crisp, and tight copy. Not Ex-Library. All books offered from DSB are stocked at our store in Fayetteville, AR. Save on shipping by ordering multiple titles. 150pp. Hardcover Very Good Condition Size: 5 3/4" x 8 1/4" English Text

Thoughts, Words and Creativity. Art and Thought in Lawrence.

Contemporary

NY: Oxford University Press, 1976. 1st ed.

In The Great Tradition, published in 1948, F. R. Leavis seemed to rate the work of Charles Dickens - with the exception of Hard Times - as lacking the seriousness and formal control of the true masters of English fiction. By 1970, when Dickens the Novelist was published on the first centenary of the writer's death, Leavis and his lifelong collaborator Q. D. (Queenie) Leavis, had changed their minds. 'Our purpose', they wrote, 'is to enforce as unanswerably as possible the conviction that Dickens was one of the greatest of creative writers ...' In seven typically robust and uncompromising chapters, the Leavises grapple with the evaluation of a writer who was then still open to dismissal as a mere entertainer, a caricaturist not worthy of discussion in the same breath as Henry James. Q. D. Leavis shows, for example, how deeply influential David Copperfield was on the work of Tolstoy, and explores the symbolic richness of the nightmare world of Bleak House. F. R. Leavis reprints his famous essay on Hard Times, with its moral critique of utilitarianism, and reveals the imaginative influence of Blake on Little Dorrit. Q. D. Leavis contributes a pathbreaking chapter on the importance of Dickens's illustrators to the effect of his work.

Dickens, the novelist,

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Pantheon Books

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Leavis, F.R.. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Leavis, F.R.