| Some Versions of Pastoral: Literary Criticism Contributor(s): Empson, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811200388 ISBN-13: 9780811200387 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1974 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 820.9 |
| LCCN: 75306226 |
| Series: New Directions Paperbook |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.19" W x 7.99" (0.70 lbs) 298 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mr. Empson sees the pastoral convention as including not only poems of shepherd life but any work about the people but not by or for them. Finding examples in the writing of every country and century, from Mencius to William Faulkner or Céline, he concentrates on an analysis of certain works and forms in English literature, several of them, like Alice in Wonderland, Troilus and Cressida, and proletarian novels not traditionally considered pastoral. His chapter on Milton and Bentley is a precursor of Mr. Empson's 1961 book, Milton's God. With virtuoso clarity and perception throughout he brings the student to a new awareness of hidden values in individual works and to the creative possibilities of the language. |
Contributor Bio(s): Empson, William: - William Empson was a 20th century English literary critic and writer. |