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'Provocations on every page-such a book has a very unusual importance' F. R. Leavis
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A landmark in the history of criticism, Seven Types of Ambiguity was published in 1930, when Empson was only twenty-four, and was immediately hailed as a masterpiece. Although critics had previously noted the indeterminate and playful aspect of 'ambiguity' in literary language, the term itself only entered into the critical lexicon after the publication of Empson's landmark study. In his enjoyable readings of ambiguity, puns and paradox, Empson draws on a variety of authors from Chaucer to Eliot, illuminating the strategies of individual writers and creating a brilliant general theory of poetic practice: wide-ranging, witty and still controversial today. (20030109)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Helpful, interesting. Heavy-going,
By Anthony Hepburn "Anthony Hepburn" (Jersey, Channel Islands, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Seven Types Of Ambiguity (Paperback)
This book is a true masterpiece, which shows Empson's commitment to Literature and, more than anything, his sense of detail and criticism. It is heavy-going, it is rather difficult to read, but as with anything, if you read the difficult parts a couple of times, you will get a true sense of the meaning.
I bought this for an essay prize, the title of which was concerned about how literary writers use ambiguity (or why they don't?). It was very helpful for this. Thoroughly recommended for the undergraduate or the high-calibre A-Level student.
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