William Empson: Essays on Shakespeare

by William Empson

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At the time of his death in 1984, the poet and critic William Empson was preparing and revising a collection of his essays on Shakespeare. This collection edited by David Pirie, is a book which the literary world has wanted for over half a century. Here, in a single volume, are major readings of Hamlet and Macbeth; a witty and sometimes impassioned defence of Falstaff, and a new piece on the architecture of the Globe theatre and other Renaissance...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521311500

ISBN13:9780521311502

Release Date:May 1986

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:260 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

16th Century British & Irish Drama English Literature Essays Essays & Correspondence Europe Humor & Entertainment Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Wales

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