This is the first scholarly edition of William Empson’s The Structure of Complex Words (1951), a classic of literary criticism and a major statement of his work. An extensive introduction…

At the time of his death in 1984, the poet and critic William Empson was preparing and revising a collection of his essays on Shakespheare. This collection, edited by David…

In this most coherent account of William Empson’s career, Fry rescues this important critic from the conflicting camps of deconstruction and cultural criticism, placing him alongside such critics as Walter…

Empson has long been applauded for the dazzling intelligence and emotional passion of his poems. Praised in his lifetime by the likes of T.S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and John Betjeman…

Some Versions of Pastoral is considered a landmark of modern literary criticism.

John of Gaunt is one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages. In this biography, Charles William Empson provides readers with a detailed and insightful look into Gaunt's…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…