William Empson
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William Empson was a British literary critic and poet best known for pioneering close reading and ambiguity analysis in works such as "Seven Types of Ambiguity."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Empson canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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essayist ⓘ human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Milton’s God
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Seven Types of Ambiguity NERFINISHED ⓘ Some Versions of Pastoral NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Beasts and Other Works NERFINISHED ⓘ The Structure of Complex Words NERFINISHED ⓘ Using Biography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-09-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-04-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Magdalene College, Cambridge
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Winchester College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Empson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Renaissance literature
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literary criticism ⓘ metaphysical poetry ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | close reading practices in literary studies ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century literary criticism
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literary theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | I. A. Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of ambiguity in literature
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influential work in practical criticism ⓘ pioneering close reading ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | New Criticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
practical criticism as analysis of linguistic complexity
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systematic classification of types of ambiguity ⓘ |
| notableWork | Seven Types of Ambiguity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary critic
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poet ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hawdon, Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Professor at Peking University
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Professor at the University of London ⓘ Professor of English Literature at the University of Sheffield ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Hetta Crouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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