The Complete Poems

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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, his reputation contines to be high. His poems take a wide range of themes from metaphysics to melancholy, social climbing to political satire, and from love to loss.

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Weight 0.5 kg
Dimensions 3.5 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

512

Publisher

Year Published

2001-8-2

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0140189629

About The Author

William Empson is well-known for his landmark in literary criticism SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY (written at the tender age of 24) but his poetry is regarded as his greatest literary achievement. His academic career was varied and distinguished and throughout the course of his life he published widely. John Haffenden is recognised as being the foremost authority writing on Empson today. He has written a number of books, and is currently working on a biography of Empson.

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