Defence of Poetic Analysis

One of the most interesting ways that Empson follows Graves inSeven Types of Ambiguityis his defence of the kind of detailed poetic analysis that he offers throughout the book. BeforeSeven Types of Ambiguity,he had published only poems and reviews inGrantaand two essays carved out of the book inExpe...

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Published inThe Birth of New Criticism pp. 123 - 134
Main Author Childs, Donald J
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada MQUP 2014
McGill-Queen's University Press
Subjects
Ambiguity
Arts
Behavioral sciences
Cognitive psychology
Emotion
Emotional expression
Emotional states
Epistemology
Grammar
Linguistics
Literary criticism
Literary genres
Literary studies
Literary theory
Literature
Metaphilosophy
New criticism
Parts of speech
Philosophical analysis
Philosophical methods
Philosophy
Phrases
Poetic meter
Poetry
Psychology
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Summary:One of the most interesting ways that Empson follows Graves inSeven Types of Ambiguityis his defence of the kind of detailed poetic analysis that he offers throughout the book. BeforeSeven Types of Ambiguity,he had published only poems and reviews inGrantaand two essays carved out of the book inExperiment, so he was not answering criticism of his own practices when he took up this defence. Instead, he implicitly declares solidarity with critics who have preceded him and upon whom abuse had been heaped. He launches a pre-emptive strike against the reaction to his own work
ISBN:9780773542112
0773542116
DOI:10.1515/9780773589230-008