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William Empson
Contributor(s): Norris, Christopher (Editor), Mapp, Nigel (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0521353866     ISBN-13: 9780521353861
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $114.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 1993
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory
Dewey: 801.950
LCCN: 92008736
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9" L (1.30 lbs) 334 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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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. 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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