William Empson: Essays on Renaissance Literature: Volume 2, the Drama

by William Empson

Book Overview

This collection of William Empson's essays on Elizabethan and Jacobean drama is the second volume of his writings on Renaissance literature. Edited with an introduction by the leading Empson scholar John Haffenden, the contents range from famous essays on The Spanish Tragedy, Volpone, The Alchemist and The Duchess of Malfi to a sprightly piece on Elizabethan spirits. In addition, there are previously unpublished essays which revisit critical controversies,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521033802
• ISBN13: 9780521033800
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"