1906
William Empson, English poet and critic (died 1984)
William Empson, English poet and critic (died 1984)
William Empson, English poet and critic (died 1984)
William Empson
English literary critic and poet
- Born
- 1906
Sir William Empson was an English literary critic and poet, widely influential for his practice of closely reading literary works, a practice fundamental to New Criticism. His best-known work is his first, Seven Types of Ambiguity, published in 1930.