William Empson and the philosophy of literary criticism /
Following the publication of Seven Types of Ambiguity in 1930 William Empson was quickly recognised as a critic of great originality and unique creative gifts and he has inspired a whole new method and style of approach in literary criticism. But this is the first full-length study of his work and i...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2013
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| Series: | Bloomsbury Academic Collections: English Literary Criticism.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Following the publication of Seven Types of Ambiguity in 1930 William Empson was quickly recognised as a critic of great originality and unique creative gifts and he has inspired a whole new method and style of approach in literary criticism. But this is the first full-length study of his work and it is an important part of Dr Norris's purpose to account for the gulf that has emerged between Empson's viewpoint and the development of his ideas by others, especially the American New Critics, and for the consequent failure of Empson's later books to generate the informed discussion they demand an. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (237 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781472510518 1472510518 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 7, 2014). |
