William Empson

1.6k citations
36 papers · 267 indexed · h-index 9
    • Poetry Analysis and Criticism 3
    • Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism 1
    • Spanish Literature and Culture Studies 1
  • Philosophy top 5%
  • Classics top 10%
  • Music top 10%
  • History top 5%
    • Renaissance and Early Modern Studies 2
    • Reformation and Early Modern Christianity 1
    • Biblical Studies and Interpretation 2
    • Christian Theology and Mission 1
    • Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies 1

William Empson

24 papers receiving 140 citations

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William Empson
Comparison fields: 5 of 42
  • Literature and Literary Theory 123
  • Philosophy 49
  • Classics 14
  • Music 12
  • History 38
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 19960
2
Donne and the new philosophy
19931
3 19935
4 19898
5
Argufying: Essays on Literature and Culture
19878
6
Essays on Shakespeare
19868
7
Essays on Renaissance literature
19862
8
Las intenciones de Joyce
19841
9 19793
10 19752
11
Coleridge's verse;: A selection,
19726
12 19721
13 19713
14 19701
15
Some versions of pastoral : a study of pastoral form in literature
19669
16 19660
17 196411
18 19625
19
Milton's God
196144
20 19530

About William Empson

William Empson is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Religious studies, History, Classics and History and Philosophy of Science, having authored 36 papers that have together received 267 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Poetry Analysis and Criticism (3 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 papers), Renaissance and Early Modern Studies (2 papers), Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (1 paper), Christian Theology and Mission (1 paper), Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (1 paper), Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism (1 paper) and Spanish Literature and Culture Studies (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Literature and Literary Theory (123 citations), Philosophy (49 citations), Classics (14 citations), Music (12 citations) and History (38 citations). William Empson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include John Holloway, John Henry Raleigh, David Thoreau Wieck, Toby Miller, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Christopher Norris and A. D. Nuttall. Their work appears in journals such as Essays in Criticism, The Philosophical Quarterly, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Critical Quarterly and Shakespeare Quarterly.

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