The Two Cultures?: The Significance of C. P. Snow

"In this first annotated edition of F. R. Leavis' famous critique of C. P. Snow's influential argument about 'the two cultures', Stefan Collini reappraises both its literary tactics and its purpose as cultural criticism. The edition will enable new generations of readers to understand what was at stake in the dispute and to appreciate the enduring relevance of Leavis's attack on the goal of economic growth. In his comprehensive introduction Collini situates Leavis's critique within the wider context of debates about 'modernity' and 'prosperity', not just the 'two cultures' of literature and science. Collini emphasizes the difficulties faced by the cultural critic in challenging widely-held views and offers an illuminating analysis of Leavis's style. The edition provides full notes to references and allusions in Leavis's texts." -- Publisher's description "In this first annotated edition of F. R. Leavis' famous critique of C. P. Snow's influential argument about 'the two cultures', Stefan Collini reappraises both its literary tactics and its purpose as cultural criticism. The edition will enable new generations of readers to understand what was at stake in the dispute and to appreciate the enduring relevance of Leavis's attack on the goal of economic growth. In his comprehensive introduction Collini situates Leavis's critique within the wider context of debates about 'modernity' and 'prosperity', not just the 'two cultures' of literature and science. Collini emphasizes the difficulties faced by the cultural critic in challenging widely-held views and offers an illuminating analysis of Leavis's style. The edition provides full notes to references and allusions in Leavis's texts." --Descripción del editor Introduction / Stefan Collini -- Leavis's Life And Career -- Two Cultures? -- Responses And Replies -- Luddites? -- The Challenge Of Cultural Criticism -- Note On Further Reading -- A Note On The Text -- Two Cultures?: The Significance Of C.p. Snow -- Prefatory Note To The Chatto Edition -- Prefatory Note To The U.s. Edition -- Luddites? Or, There Is Only One Culture -- Notes. F.r. Leavis ; With Introduction By Stefan Collini. Includes Bibliographical References. This is the first annotated edition of F. R. Leavis' famous critique of C. P. Snow's theory of the 'two cultures'. In a comprehensive introduction Stefan Collini describes what was at stake in the dispute, reappraises its literary tactics and evaluates the purpose of Leavis's brand of cultural criticism. The first annotated edition of Leavis's famous critique of C.P. Snow, introduced by a leading twenty-first-century critic