Some Versions of Pastoral: Literary Criticism (New Directions Paperbook ; 92)
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (751 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0811200388 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 298 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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. William Empson was a 20th century English literary critic and writer
“Unquestionably one of the keenest, most independent and most imaginative books of criticism…” (Kenneth Burke)
His chapter on Milton and Bentley is a precursor of Mr. Empson sees the pastoral convention as including not only poems of shepherd life but any work "about the people but not by or for" them. Some Versions of Pastoral is considered a landmark of modern literary criticism. Mr. Finding examples in the writing of every country and century, from Mencius to William Faulkner or Céline, he concentrates on an analysis of certain works and forms in English literature, several of them, like Alice in Wonderland, <
brilliant blainerunner69 Empson is one of the few thinkers whose work makes one more intelligent. The clarity, subtly, and humanity of his thinking are matched but nowhere surpassed in the history of thought. William Empson is one of the smartest people every to think (yet his writing couldn't be more clear or accessible). His work has the mental intricacy of the English tradition of metaphysical poetry (Donne and the like), but it has the simplicity of Roman discourse. Reading Emspon is like talking with your father's old frie. Made me think! Tim Makes you think! Somewhat over-involved with a dialectic approach at times, and a little dated in places, but these are minor carpings.. Recommended in my U of C studies Recommended in my U of C studies. Well crafted scholarly argument that was more or less a joy to read.