The Literary Criticism of F. R. Leavis (Paperback)

Part I. Society, Culture and Criticism: Introduction; 1. Leavis's view of society: the past and the present; 2. Language, literature and continuity; 3. The educated public; 4. The idea of criticism; Part II. Leavis's Criticism of Poetry and the Novel: 5. From poetry criticism to novel criticism; 6. The basic concepts of Leavis's novel criticism; 7. Judgements and criteria; Part III. Leavis on Lawrence: 8. Leavis's early writings on Lawrence; 9. 'D. H. Lawrence: novelist:' The Grounds of Praise I; 10. 'D. H. Lawrence: novelist:' The Grounds of Praise II; 11. 'D. H. Lawrence: novelist:' Leavis's evaluation of Lawrence; Part IV. The Later Leavis: 12. Leavis's revaluation of T. S. Eliot; 13. The religious spirit; Notes; Bibliography; Index.