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William Empson - The Critical Achievement (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R2,766
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William Empson - The Critical Achievement (Hardcover, New): Christopher Norris, Nigel Mapp

William Empson - The Critical Achievement (Hardcover, New)

Christopher Norris, Nigel Mapp

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William Empson (1906-84) was one of the twentieth century's most distinctive critical voices, and left a profound mark upon Anglo-American literary culture. Published in 1993, this book was 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 - at times deeply antagonistic - 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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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 1993
First published: 1993
Editors: Christopher Norris • Nigel Mapp
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 334
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-35386-1
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory
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LSN: 0-521-35386-6
Barcode: 9780521353861

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