Leavis

American  

[lee-vis] / ˈli vɪs /

noun

1. F(rank) R(aymond), 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.

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Leavis British  

/ ˈliːvɪs /

noun

1. F ( rank ) R ( aymond ). 1895–1978, English literary critic. He edited Scrutiny (1932–53) and his books include The Great Tradition (1948) and The Common Pursuit (1952)

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Other Word Forms

• Leavisite adjective

Example Sentences

Leavis, he holds the genre to high standards.

From Washington Post

Eagleton, the literary theorist and critic, reflects on six decades of criticism in Britain, focusing on the most influential post-World War I critics: T. S. Eliot, I. A. Richards, William Empson, F. R. Leavis and Raymond Williams.

From New York Times

"Never been a part of a team that had fans storm the field," said Kentucky quarterback Will Leavis, who transferred this summer from Penn State.

From Fox News

But it was not the core, whatever Dr. Leavis said in his lectures.

From Literature

At various talks in his final year Robbie had heard a psychoanalyst, a Communist trade union official and a physicist each declare for his own field as passionately, as convincingly, as Leavis had for his own.

From Literature