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Sir William Empson (27 September 1906 – 15 April 1984) was an English literary critic and poet, widely influential for his practice of closely reading literary works, a practice fundamental to New Criticism. His best-known work is his first, Seven Types of Ambiguity, published in 1930.
11 de abr. de 2024 · William Empson, English critic and poet known for his immense influence on 20th-century literary criticism and for his rational, metaphysical poetry. His book Seven Types of Ambiguity (1930) is one of the most influential critical works of the first half of the 20th century.
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Poet, scholar, and critic Sir William Empson, was a massive literary figure of his time, one who “revolutionized our ways of reading a poem,” in the words of the London Times. The school of literary criticism known as New Criticism gained important support from Empson’s Seven Types of Ambiguity: A…
Learn about the life and work of William Empson, a influential poet and critic who explored ambiguity, contradiction and existence in his poems. Read some of his poems, such as 'Aubade', 'Missing Dates' and 'Let it Go', and find out his books and awards.
Há 4 dias · Learn about the life and work of William Empson, a British literary critic and poet who wrote Seven Types of Ambiguity and The Structure of Complex Words. Find out how he was influenced by I. A. Richards, T. S. Eliot, and Noh theatre, and how he challenged structuralism and post-structuralism.
A classic work of literary criticism by one of the greatest twentieth-century critics, edited by Seamus Perry. Explore Empson's insights on Shakespeare, Milton, Marvell, Gay, Carroll, and more.
A book that explores the literary criticism of William Empson, one of the most distinctive voices of the twentieth century. It includes essays by experts on various aspects of Empson's work, such as ambiguity, individualism, Milton, pastoral, and deconstruction.
