Frank Raymond Leavis — ➡ Leavis * * * … Universalium
Leavis, F.R. — ▪ British critic in full Frank Raymond Leavis born July 14, 1895, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Eng. died April 14, 1978, Cambridge English literary critic who championed seriousness and moral depth in literature and criticized what he… … Universalium
Leavis, F.R. — b. 1895, Cambridge; d. 1978 Academic and critic Frank Raymond Leavis was a teacher of English at Cambridge, whose mid century authority derived from his co editorship of the journal Scrutiny (1932– 53) and numerous works of humanist… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
F. R. Leavis — Frank Raymond Leavis CH (14 July 1895 14 April 1978) was an influential British literary critic of the early to mid twentieth century. He taught and studied for nearly his entire life at Downing College, Cambridge.Early lifeFrank Raymond Leavis… … Wikipedia
Raymond — /ray meuhnd/, n. 1. Henry Jarvis /jahr vis/, 1820 69, U.S. publicist: founder of The New York Times. 2. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning counsel and protection. * * * (as used in expressions) Aron Raymond Claude Ferdinand Raymond… … Universalium
frank — frank1 frankable, adj. franker, n. /frangk/, adj., franker, frankest, n., v. adj. 1. direct and unreserved in speech; straightforward; sincere: Her criticism of my work was frank but absolutely fair. 2. without inhibition or subterfuge; direct;… … Universalium
Frank — /frangk/, n. 1. a member of a group of ancient Germanic peoples dwelling in the regions of the Rhine, one division of whom, the Salians, conquered Gaul about A.D. 500, founded an extensive kingdom, and gave origin to the name France. 2. (in the… … Universalium
F. R. Leavis — Frank Raymond Leavis CH (Cambridge, 14 juillet 1895 14 avril 1978) est un critique littéraire britannique influent de la première moitié du XXe siècle. Il enseigne et étudie pratiquement toute sa vie au Downing College de … Wikipédia en Français
Leavis — biographical name Frank Raymond 1895 1978 English critic • Leavisian adjective • Leavisite adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Leavis — [ liːvɪs], F. (Frank) R. (Raymond), englischer Literaturkritiker, * Cambridge 14. 7. 1895, ✝ ebenda 17. 4. 1978; war 1936 62 Fellow des Downing College in Cambridge. Leavis betonte die moralische Funktion der Literatur und war ein… … Universal-Lexikon
