William Empson and the philosophy of literary criticism. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: C.C. Norris ; with a postscript by William Empson.
• Other Names: Norris, Christopher
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 Empson and Present-Day Criticism: a Chapter of Misunderstandings; Poet and critic: a change of heart?; The rational motive: Empson and the literature of conflict; 2 'Beyond Formalism': Pastoral and the 'Subjective Correlative'; History and form in Pastoral: the' timeless prison' of Symbolism; 3 Complex Words and the Grammar of Motives; Dramatic 'character' and the commonsense ethic; 4 Semantics and Historical Method: the Phenomenology of Meaning; Structures and meaning: the limits of explanation; Ordinary language and semantic history. Complex Words and the 'renaissance' view of man5 'Other Minds': the Morality of Knowledge; Milton's God and the 'question of intention'; Milton, Pastoral and the levels of consciousness; Poetry and narrative: the 'plot' dimension; The rational bias: some limiting cases in Empson's criticism; 6 Literary 'Values' and Modern Humanism: Empson's Work in Perspective; Alternative wisdoms: Empson between two cultures; Appendix: Complex Words and Recent Semantic Theory; Postscript by William Empson; Bibliographical Note; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (237 pages)
• Subjects: 801.95; English literature -- History and criticism; Criticism -- Great Britain; LITERARY CRITICISM -- Semiotics & Theory; Literature; Criticism; English literature; Great Britain; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Knowledge -- Literature
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472510518; 1472510518
• Related ISBNs: 9781472509703
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 7, 2014).
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