1906 - 1984
William Empson British Critic
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Empson
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| Birthday |
27th September, 1906
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| Birthplace |
Yokefleet Hall, Yorkshire
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| Died |
15th April, 1984
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| Place of Death |
London
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Literary critic and poet
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| Occupation |
Critic
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Sir William Empson (27 September 1906 – 15 April 1984) 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.
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