Exam 5: Criticism and Philosophy - Fr Leavis

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For Leavis, the reading demanded by poetry is of a different kind from that demanded by ___________.

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Leavis feels that the best way of presenting theoretical principles is to show then at work in -

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According to Leavis, philosophic training would benefit the critic by making clear that

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"The business of a literary critic is to attain a peculiar completeness of response" is stated by ___________

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To F. R. Leavis, literary criticism and philosophy are

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Leavis says that his and Wellek's approaches are different because he is a critic, and Wellek is a

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Which of the following according to Leavis, does not invite one to "think about" and "judge"?

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Leavis asserts that words in poetry demands________________ responsiveness.

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Leavis asserts that words in poetry demands _____ responsiveness.

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Leavis never proposed to consider __ as a philosophic thinker

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Dr. Wellek has criticized Leavis that his lack of interest in philosophy makes him unfair to the poets of ______________.

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Leavis is of the opinion that reading demanded by poetry is different from that demanded by

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Leavis boldly announced that Literary Criticism is not _____________

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Who said, "Poetry must be in serious relation to actuality, it must have a firm grasp of the actual, of the object, it must be in relation to life"?

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Leavis states, "But it is to be note that the improvement we ask for is of the critic, the critic as critic, and to count on it would be to count on the attainment of

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"Literary Criticism and Philosophy" was written by F.R Leavis in response to which other critic?

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Leavis literary Criticism and Philosophy is a reaction to __________ essay

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What was Leavis' opinion of William Wordsworth?

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Leavis is of the opinion that the reading demanded by poetry is different from that demanded by

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F. R. Leavis states, "By the critic of poetry I understand the complete reader: the ideal critic is

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