书目

The Great Tradition: George Eliot, Henry James, Joseph Conrad

内容简介

'ThegreatEnglishnovelistsareJaneAusten,GeorgeEliot,HenryJamesandJosephConrad...'SobeginswhatisarguablyF.R.Leavis'mostcontroversialbook,"TheGreatTradition",anuncompromisingcriticalandpolemicalsurveyofEnglish

作者简介

F.R.Leaviswasbornin1895inCambridge,wherehewouldliveandteachformostoftherestofhislife.Hevolunteeredasastretcher-bearerintheFirstWorldWar,andwasbadlygassedontheWesternFront.AppointedDirectorofStudiesinEnglishatDowningCollege,Cambridge,in1930,heremainedthereforthenextthirtyyears,oftenatoddswiththeUniversityestablishment.In1932heandhiswifeQueenieRothfoundedthehugelyinfluentialjournalScrutiny,whichranuntil1953.Hewasoneofthemostimportantfiguresinthedevelopmentofmodernliterarycriticism,andintheelevationofEnglishasaseriousacademicsubject.Hediedin1978.

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