Few thinkers have had more impact on English-speaking culture in the twentieth century than the late F.R. Leavis (1895-1978). Paradoxically, his literary-critic

A comprehensive analysis and assessment of the many strands of Leavis's work, emphasising the basic unity of his ideas.

Dr Leavis's Selection from Scrutiny gives in two volumes important material which is not easily available elsewhere. Though many well-known books have already b