Abstract
F. R. Leavis was the most influential and controversial critic and one of the forerunners of cultural criticism in the 20th century Britain. His cultural criticism is the point of departure for his literary criticism, which in turn aims for cultural and social health. Leavis's cultural criticism comprises mainly of the conception of the "organic community", the theorization of "minority culture" and the promotion of "literary culture" and the criticism of the "Technologico-Benthamite" culture, the first three of which form the core of his cultural ideals. A better understanding of Leavis's cultural criticism may illuminate our reflections on the cultural and literary plights, utilitarianism, consumerism, and scientificism in the present society, and with possible counteracting measures to revert from the current situation, a more socially-responsible and humanism-promoting criticism may be constructed to value life, human-nature and morality with the Age ethos.
First Page
81
Last Page
86
Recommended Citation
Meng, Xiangchun. 2012. "A Study of F. R Leavis's Cultural Criticism." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 32, (1): pp.81-86. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol32/iss1/7
