Introduction

Yasuhiro Kondo reads 20th-century English literature, focusing on how F. R. Leavis's reading of D. H. Lawrence contributed to establishing literary criticism and how it inspired Raymond Williams's cultural criticism. He has translated a book on the historical context of the rise of English literary criticism and books on modern British history into Japanese.

■20th-Century English literature and literary criticism
Research Objective: To historically contextualise D. H. Lawrence's literature and to elucidate F. R. Leavis's influence on the establishment of literary/cultural criticism in Britain.

Areas of Research

・English literature

Social Contributions

・Enhancement of Educational Discourse
・Understanding of Social and Economic Contexts
・Promotion of Social Mobility