Empson has long been applauded for the dazzling intelligence and emotional passion of his poems. Praised in his lifetime by the likes of T.S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and John Betjeman,... Læs mere
This volume gathers some of William Empson's most passionate and controversial essays, including previously... Læs mere
At the time of his death in 1984, the poet and critic William Empson was preparing and revising a collection of his essays on Shakespheare. This collection, edited by David Pirie, is a book which the literary world has wanted for over half a century.
This collection of William Empson's vibrant essays on drama, the second volume of his writings on Renaissance literature, includes essays on Kyd, Johnson, Webster and Shakespeare, all are written with Empson's incomparable zest and intelligence.