William Empson (1906SH84) was one of the twentieth century's most distinctive critical voices, and left a profound mark upon Anglo-American literary culture. This book is the first full study of Empson's literary criticism in its various aspects, taking account of recent developments in critical theory and of Empson's complex SH at times deeply antagonistic SH attitude towards those developments. In their diversity of viewpoint and critical approach the nine essays reflect this sturdy resistance to fashionable trends of 'Eng. Lit.' opinion. Topics include the relations between Empson and Derrida's approaches to the issue of textual 'undecidability', and Empson's prominent (if unwilling role) in the shaping of English as an academic discourse. Christopher Norris's extended introduction charts the ground and offers a major revaluation of Empson's place in the theoretical tradition.
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William Empson (1906SH84) was one of the twentieth century's most distinctive critical voices, and left a profound mark upon Anglo-American literary culture. This book is the first full study of Empson's literary criticism in its various aspects, taking account of recent developments in critical theory and of Empson's complex SH at times deeply antagonistic SH attitude towards those developments. In their diversity of viewpoint and critical approach the nine essays reflect this sturdy resistance to fashionable trends of 'Eng. Lit.' opinion. Christopher Norris's extended introduction charts the ground and offers a major revaluation of Empson's place in the theoretical tradition.
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William Empson didn't read much in the way of recent (post-1970) literary theory, but made it very clear that he disliked - even hated - those few books and articles that latterly came in for review, or that well-meaning commentators (myself included) sent along in the hope of provoking some lively response. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
waking interest, hermaphrodite deity, rhetorical exegesis, verbal exegesis, lurid figures, double plot, motivating interests, complex words, theological overtones, double irony, head sense Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milton's God, Paradise Lost, Seven Types, New Criticism, New Critics, Paul de Man, Allegories of Reading, William Empson, Social Contract, Some Versions, New Historicists, The Changeling, Cleanth Brooks, Collected Poems, God the Father, New Historicism, Frank Kermode, Old Testament, Seren Types, Wayne Booth, Belgian Jews, Hence de Man, Hillis Miller, Rosemond Tuve, Sidney Keyes New!
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William Empson didn't read much in the way of recent (post-1970) literary theory, but made it very clear that he disliked - even hated - those few books and articles that latterly came in for review, or that well-meaning commentators (myself included) sent along in the hope of provoking some lively response. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
waking interest, hermaphrodite deity, rhetorical exegesis, verbal exegesis, lurid figures, double plot, motivating interests, complex words, theological overtones, double irony, head sense Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milton's God, Paradise Lost, Seven Types, New Criticism, New Critics, Paul de Man, Allegories of Reading, William Empson, Social Contract, Some Versions, New Historicists, The Changeling, Cleanth Brooks, Collected Poems, God the Father, New Historicism, Frank Kermode, Old Testament, Seren Types, Wayne Booth, Belgian Jews, Hence de Man, Hillis Miller, Rosemond Tuve, Sidney Keyes New!
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- Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics) by John Milton on 13 pages
- The Structure of Complex Words by William Empson on 7 pages
- The Social Contract (Penguin Classics) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau on 6 pages
- Social Contract: Essays by Locke, Hume, and Rousseau by John Locke on 6 pages
- Collected Poems by William Empson on 4 pages
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- Comparative Criticism: Volume 16, Revolutions and Censorship by E. S. Shaffer in Back Matter
- The Radical Aesthetic by Isobel Armstrong in Back Matter
- Shakespeare Survey (Volume 47) by Stanley Wells in Back Matter
- The Myth of Theory by William Righter in Front Matter
- Studying Literature: The Essential Companion by Paul Goring on page 334
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