On Empson

by Michael Wood

From one of today's most distinguished critics, a beautifully written exploration of one of the twentieth century's most important literary critics

Are literary critics writers? As Michael Wood says, "Not all critics are writers--perhaps most of them are not--and some of them are better when they don't try to be." The British critic and poet William Empson (1906-84), one of the most important and influential critics of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691163766
• ISBN13: 9780691163765
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.8" x 7.4"