Seven Types of Ambiguity
William Empson
272 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0701106549
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Language: English
Publish: -633801600000
CriticismLanguageLinguisticsLiterary CriticismLiteratureNonfictionPhilosophyPoetryTheoryWriting
Hailed as a masterpiece on its publication in 1930, this landmark in the history of criticism draws on authors from Chaucer to Eliot, illuminating the strategies of individual writers and creating a brilliant theory of poetic practice.