J.C.F. Littlewood
J.C.F. Littlewood () was an academic and literary reviewer.
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Biography
He was a lecturer in English at the University of Stellenbosch in the 1940s-1950s,
In 1957 he was forced to resign as lecturer at the University "because his method of teaching English to Afrikaans-speaking students was 'not conducive to the best interests of the University' " - apparently he used Comprehension tests consisting of "provocative" passages containing religious and political opinions most likely to stimulate fluent discussion and critical scrutiny".[1]
He left the country and became a Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Bristol, UK.
Over the course of his career he published widely on a range of literary and socio-political issues (including plays), in South African and international journals. Described by Michael Bell as "a serious critic in the Leavisian tradition", some of his best known publications dealt with the works of D.H. Lawrence.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Among Littlewood's South African contributions to the study of drama have been articles in local journals on T.S. Eliot's The Cocktail Party, .
Sources
Michael Bell. 2013. " Notes on 'Life' in Language: D.H. Lawrence’s Erlebte Rede". Études Lawrenciennes, Language and Languages 44/2013; p. 9-22[2]
J.C.F. Littlewood. 1955. " The Cocktail Party, or 'Never trust the artist....", Standpunte (Vol 10 no 5, April/Mei 1955) pp. 12-18.
Flora Snitcher. 1957. "The Grave of the Mind", Africa South pp. 1-9[3]
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