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William Empson (27 de septiembre de 1906 - 15 de abril de 1984) fue un crítico literario y poeta Inglés. Repetidas veces ha sido elogiado como el mayor crítico literario Inglés después de Samuel Johnson y William Hazlitt.
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.
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.
Libro clave en la tradición de la crítica británica, Siete clases de ambigüedad fue publicado cuando William Empson tenía 24 años de edad e inmediatamente reconocido como una obra maestra.
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.
William Empson (27 de septiembre de 1906 - 15 de abril de 1984) fue un crítico literario y poeta Inglés. Repetidas veces ha sido elogiado como el mayor crítico literario Inglés después de Samuel Johnson y William Hazlitt.
