EXPLORE OUR WEBSITES
expand_more
menu
search
vertical_align_top

William Empson

(1906-1984)
English literary critic and poet
more_vert
favorite

About

edit

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.

Key details

edit section
Born
27 September 1906
Yokefleet Hall, Yorkshire
Died
15 April 1984 (aged 77)
London
Zodiac Libra
Tags Add tag

Family members

add
Please set Gender for this person to allow access to this feature.

Romantic interests

add
Partner's name
Relationship type
Relationship status
Relationship start date
+add end date
   to      close
You can enter many date formats here (e.g. 2009, Jan 2009, October 2011, 1 Feb 2009, 4/4/2012, etc)
Description
Relationship sources (on the internet)
+add row
close
Rumor only

Friends & associates

add
Please set Gender for this person to allow access to this feature.
  • John Lehmann
    John Lehmann · Friend · 1907-1987 · English publisher edit info
    expand_more

Scholars

expand_more
1

Missing information for William Empson

edit

Similar profiles

expand_more
10
edit
add
helper: web search
Show more expand_more

Activity

expand_more
0

Top contributors today

Be the first to contribute today

Tags

Featured contributors

Couples by country

USA · UK · Canada · Australia · France · Germany · India · China · South Korea · Japan · Spain · Mexico

Couples by decade

1900s · 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s · 2000s · 2010s · 2020s
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Community menu
  • Edit
  • Websites
Couplepedia · about
terms of use · copyright · privacy
loaded in 0.36 secs
chevron_left
chevron_left
chevron_right
place
chevron_right
arrow_drop_down
photo_library