Some versions of Empson / edited by Matthew Bevis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bevis, Matthew, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Empson, William, 1906-1984--Criticism and interpretation.

Empson, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

William Empson was one the most important poet-critics of the 20th century. Following on scholarly developments and the centenary of his birth in 2006 there has been a resurgence of interest in his work. In this book of critical essays on Empson, 14 scholars consider the full range of his work.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Notes on the Contributors; 1. Introduction: Empson in the Round; 2. Argufying and the Generation Gap; 3. Empson, Piaget, and Child Logic in Wartime; 4. C. Hatakeyama and W.E.; 5. Empson and the Gifts of China; 6. Coleridge, Christ, and Contradiction in Empson; 7. Empson's God; 8. Alice and Ulysses's Bough: Nonsense in Empson; 9. Empson's Tact; 10. Hermeneutic Circling: Empson, Rosemund Tuve, and the 'Wimsatt Law'; 11. The Machinery of a Rich and Full Response: Empson as Philosopher-Critic

12. Monogamy and the Next Step? Empson and the Future of Love in Einstein's Universe13. Empson's Pregnancy; 14. An Interview with William Empson; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-04322-1

1-281-15426-1

9786611154264

0-19-153672-5

OCLC:

437094883