Selected letters of William Empson / / edited by John Haffenden

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811706603321
• Autore: Empson William <1906-1984.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 1-280-90387-2; 0-19-156942-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: lxi, 729 p
• Classificazione: 18.05
• Altri autori (Persone): HaffendenJohn
• Disciplina: 821/.921; B
• Soggetti: Poets, English - 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Table of Dates -- List of Recipients and Dates -- TEXT OF LETTERS -- Glossary of Names -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: All readers of literary history and criticism will benefit from this edition of letters by William Empson, one of the foremost writers and critics of the twentieth century. This correspondence shows him working out his ideas for all of his major books as well as complementary studies in writers including Shakespeare, Marlowe, Donne, Marvell, Coleridge, and Joyce. The edition also gives the fullest possible picture of his robust interactions with many other prominentwriters, including the likes of F. R. Leavis, Helen Gardner, Frank Kermode, Christopher Norris, and I. A. Richards.