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William Empson

Sir William Empson (27 September 1906 – 15 April 1984) was an English literary critic and poet, widely influential for his practice of closely reading literary works, a practice fundamental to New Criticism. His best-known work is his first, Seven Types of Ambiguity, published in 1930.

Bacchus IV

William Empson

Bacchus III

William Empson

Villanelle

William Empson

This Last Pain

William Empson

The Teasers

William Empson

Missing Dates

William Empson

Let It Go

William Empson

Just a Smack at Auden

William Empson

Homage to the British Museum

William Empson

Aubade

William Empson

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