William Empson: Prophet Against Sacrifice

by Paul H. Fry

Book Overview

William Empson: Prophet Against Sacrifice provides the most coherent account of Empson's diverse career to date. While exploring the richness of Empson's comic genius, Paul H. Fry serves to discredit the appropriation of his name in recent polemic by the conflicting parties of deconstruction and politicized cultural criticism. He argues that Empson is a larger, more important figure than the orthodox in either camp can acknowledge, deserving to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138009083
• ISBN13: 9781138009080
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"