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

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Example Sentences

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Leavis

Leavis, he holds the genre to high standards.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022

"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 ● Oct. 2, 2021

Of course, if Leavis had put Emily Brontë on his prize winners’ podium, he’d have spoiled the fun that comes with passionately rooting for an outsider.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2018

Leavis, a well-known literary critic at Cambridge University, listed him in “The Great Tradition” as being up there with Jane Austen, George Eliot and Henry James.

From Economist ● Nov. 2, 2017

He lifts an opinion from Coleridge, takes something else from Frye or Empson or Leavis.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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