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Denis Lant Dr. Leavis's Lecture Has Had At Least One

result which I don't think he can have intended. Without it I would certainly have thought C. P. Snow's picture of the pettiness, abuse and violence which could be found within......

Stephen Toulmin The Spectacle Of The Sage Of Downing Pelting

C. P. Snow with coke is in itself merely undig- nified, and perhaps one should' ignore it. True: there is much in Dr. Leavis's Richmond Lecture to which even a third party can......

Anthony Storr Dr. Leavis's Outburst Against C. P. Snow Will

surely evoke almost as many counter-attacks upon himself as would gratify him. I will there- fore confine myself to one small point. Dr. Leavis says: 'That he has really been a......

G. Reichardt Had I Been One Of Those Invited To

attend Dr. Leavis's essay in self-expression, the point whereat my morale would have broken down was when he accused Sir Charles of 'repetitious- ness.' Thereafter, given a......

Susan Hill I Feel That So Many Obvious Flaws In

F. R. Leavis's lecture on C. P. Snow ought not to pass unnoticed. No doubt Leavis would apply a simi- lar sort of criticism to a student's essay. 1. Leavis values criticism as......