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On Empson
Michael Wood
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Description for On Empson
Hardback. Series: Writers on Writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 114. .
From one of today's most distinguished critics, a beautifully written exploration of one of the twentieth century's most important literary critics Are literary critics writers? As Michael Wood says, Not all critics are writers--perhaps most of them are not--and some of them are better when they don't try to be. The British critic and poet William Empson (1906-84), one of the most important and influential critics of the twentieth century, was an exception--a critic who was not only a writer but also a great one. In this brief book, Wood, himself one of the most gifted writers ... Read more
From one of today's most distinguished critics, a beautifully written exploration of one of the twentieth century's most important literary critics Are literary critics writers? As Michael Wood says, Not all critics are writers--perhaps most of them are not--and some of them are better when they don't try to be. The British critic and poet William Empson (1906-84), one of the most important and influential critics of the twentieth century, was an exception--a critic who was not only a writer but also a great one. In this brief book, Wood, himself one of the most gifted writers ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Writers on Writers
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691163765
SKU
V9780691163765
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About Michael Wood
Michael Wood is professor emeritus of comparative literature at Princeton University and the author of many books, including Yeats and Violence, Alfred Hitchcock: The Man Who Knew Too Much, and The Magician's Doubts: Nabokov and the Risks of Fiction (Princeton). He is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books. He lives ... Read more
Reviews for On Empson
A brilliant introduction to one of the most original and beguiling intellects of the 20th century.
Michael Dirda, Washington Post An elegant and concise study of the great British literary critic William Empson (1906-1984)... If we come away with one thing from On Empson, it is the reminder, in the age of STEM courses, of just how much poetry ... Read more
Michael Dirda, Washington Post An elegant and concise study of the great British literary critic William Empson (1906-1984)... If we come away with one thing from On Empson, it is the reminder, in the age of STEM courses, of just how much poetry ... Read more