Selected Letters of William EmpsonJohn Haffenden OUP Oxford, 2006 M03 9 - 792 páginas This edited collection of letters by William Empson (1906-1984), one of the foremost writers and literary critics of the twentieth century, ranges across the entirety of his career. Parts of the correspondence record the development of ideas that were to come to fruition in seminal texts including Seven Types of Ambiguity, The Structure of Complex Words, and Milton's God. The topics of other letters range from Shakespeare's Dark Lady to Marvell's marriage and Byron's bisexuality. Empson relished correspondence that was combative, if not downright aggressive. As a result, parts of this edition take the form of a serial disputation with other critics of the period, including Frank Kermode, Helen Gardner, Philip Hobsbaum, and I. A. Richards. Other notable correspondents include A. Alvarez, Bonamy Dobrée, Leslie Fiedler, Graham Hough, C. K. Ogden, George Orwell, Kathleen Raine, John Crowe Ransom, Christopher Ricks, Laura Riding, A. L. Rowse, Stephen Spender, E. M. W. Tillyard, Rosemond Tuve, John Wain, and G. Wilson Knight. All readers of literary history and criticism will stand to benefit from this edition. Empson is universally credited as the man who 'invented' modern literary criticism, so that all of his writings make a signal addition to the canon of his works. This selection provides a context for the evaluation of Empson's total literary output; and in many letters Empson seeks to defend his ideas against both published and personal attacks. This volume not only fills in all the missing links, it adds up to a completely new volume of critical writings by Empson. |
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... .: London, 2001): volume no. in brackets John Haffenden The London Review of Books WE, Milton's God (1961; Cambridge, 1981) ES FC FRL Gill GS HE IAR IAR: SL IAR: SW JH LRB MG n.d. no date NED NYRB OED RB Russo SCW SSS Abbreviations.
... .: London, 2001): volume no. in brackets John Haffenden The London Review of Books WE, Milton's God (1961; Cambridge, 1981) ES FC FRL Gill GS HE IAR IAR: SL IAR: SW JH LRB MG n.d. no date NED NYRB OED RB Russo SCW SSS Abbreviations.
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... Milton; he wrote accordingly to the editor of the periodical in question: 'Yes, I am willing to have my letter printed, and to have the other two asked to reply, but I want you to make a few corrections before it is sent to them and let ...
... Milton; he wrote accordingly to the editor of the periodical in question: 'Yes, I am willing to have my letter printed, and to have the other two asked to reply, but I want you to make a few corrections before it is sent to them and let ...
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... Milton) wrote in a memorial essay: 'Empson has been the most militant of our critics, as can be seen at once by glancing at his critical style. He recurs continually to the formula, You may say that ... followed by, Then I can answer ...
... Milton) wrote in a memorial essay: 'Empson has been the most militant of our critics, as can be seen at once by glancing at his critical style. He recurs continually to the formula, You may say that ... followed by, Then I can answer ...
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... Milton which parodied the habit of those several scholars who ventured to unveil the subject of Shakespeare's sexuality. A few weeks later, following a series of inevitably contentious letters (some good, some silly), Empson wrote this ...
... Milton which parodied the habit of those several scholars who ventured to unveil the subject of Shakespeare's sexuality. A few weeks later, following a series of inevitably contentious letters (some good, some silly), Empson wrote this ...
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... William Empson (New York) issued in paperback. Milton's God published. William Empson Reading Selected Poems (Listen LPV3) issued. 1952 1953 1954 1956 1961 1964 1968 1971 1972 1973 1974 1974–5 Autumn: Visiting Professor, table of dates lv.
... William Empson (New York) issued in paperback. Milton's God published. William Empson Reading Selected Poems (Listen LPV3) issued. 1952 1953 1954 1956 1961 1964 1968 1971 1972 1973 1974 1974–5 Autumn: Visiting Professor, table of dates lv.
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