Some Versions Of Pastoral
Literature by William Empson
Like the authorās Seven Types of Ambiguity, to which it is a successor, Some Versions of Pastoral is considered a landmark of modern literary criticism. In it Mr. Empson sees the pastoral convention as including not only poems of shepherd life but any work āabout the people but not by or forā them. Finding examples in the writing of every country and century, from Mencius to William Faulkner or CĆ©line, he concentrates on an analysis of certain works and forms in English literature, several of them, like Alice in Wonderland, Troilus and Cressida, and proletarian novels not traditionally considered pastoral. His chapter on Milton and Bentley is a precursor of Mr. Empsonās 1961 book, Miltonās God. With virtuoso clarity and perception throughout he brings the student to a new awareness of hidden values in individual works and to the creative possibilities of the language.
William Empson was a 20th-century English literary critic and writer.
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Author: William Empson
Format: Paperback /Ā 298 Pages
Publisher: New Directions; First Edition (January 17, 1974)
Language:Ā English
Dimensions:ā 5.2 x 0.8 x 8 in