This article explores the origins of Critical Quarterly, situating it in relation to Leavisite ideas that were prevalent in the 1950s and 1960s. It argues that CQ presented a modified version of the Leavisite project, stressing (against Leavis) the continued vitality of contemporary culture, and seeking to expand the readership for informed literary criticism beyond the walls of the university. This democratising mission was to some extent shared in common with the early years of English at UEA, where it contributed to the founding of Britain’s first creative writing programme.

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关键季刊, Leavisism 和 UEA

本文探讨了《批判季刊》的起源，将其与 1950 年代和 1960 年代盛行的利维派思想联系起来。它认为，CQ 提出了 Leavisite 项目的修改版本，强调（反对 Leavis）当代文化的持续活力，并寻求扩大大学以外的知情文学批评的读者群。这种民主化使命在某种程度上与 UEA 早期的英语有共同之处，在那里它促成了英国第一个创意写作计划的建立。