William K. Wimsatt

2.1k total citations
48 papers, 526 citations indexed

About

William K. Wimsatt is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, William K. Wimsatt has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 526 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 3 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts and 2 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in William K. Wimsatt's work include Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism (4 papers), American and British Literature Analysis (3 papers) and Theatre and Performance Studies (2 papers). William K. Wimsatt is often cited by papers focused on Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism (4 papers), American and British Literature Analysis (3 papers) and Theatre and Performance Studies (2 papers). William K. Wimsatt collaborates with scholars based in United States. William K. Wimsatt's co-authors include William R. Keast, Avrum Stroll, Kester Svendsen, Monroe C. Beardsley, Cleanth Brooks, Samuel Johnson, Hàrry Levin, Frank Brady, Frederick M. Keener and David Lodge and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, The Modern Language Review and Comparative Literature.

In The Last Decade

William K. Wimsatt

37 papers receiving 258 citations

Peers

William K. Wimsatt
Lee T. Lemon
Michaël Riffaterre United States
Alastair Fowler United Kingdom
William Riggan United States
Krystyna Pomorska Poland
John Hollander United States
Ladislav Matějka United States
Stephen Rudy
Ezra Pound Argentina
Keir Elam United Kingdom
Lee T. Lemon
William K. Wimsatt
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Johnson, Samuel, Frank Brady, & William K. Wimsatt. (1977). Selected poetry and prose. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 10 indexed citations
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Brooks, E Bruce & William K. Wimsatt. (1975). Journey Toward The West: An Asian Prosodic Embassy in The Year 1972. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 35. 221–221. 3 indexed citations
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Wimsatt, William K.. (1975). In Search of Verbal Mimesis. Yale French Studies. 229–229. 2 indexed citations
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Wimsatt, William K., et al.. (1974). The New Criticism in France. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 33(1). 104–104. 1 indexed citations
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Wimsatt, William K.. (1973). Two Meanings of Symbolism. Renascence. 25(4). 213–226.
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Wimsatt, William K.. (1972). Versification: major language types : sixteen essays. 1 indexed citations
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Wimsatt, William K.. (1970). The Rule and the Norm: Halle and Keyser on Chaucer’s Meter. College English. 31(8). 774–788. 1 indexed citations
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Wimsatt, William K. & Cleanth Brooks. (1970). Romantic criticism : a short history. Routledge eBooks.
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Wimsatt, William K.. (1969). Dr Johnson on Shakespeare. Penguin eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Allentuck, Marcia & William K. Wimsatt. (1969). The Portraits of Alexander Pope. The Art Bulletin. 51(4). 400–400. 5 indexed citations
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Boswell, James, et al.. (1959). Boswell for the defence, 1769-1774. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations
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Levin, Hàrry, William K. Wimsatt, & Cleanth Brooks. (1958). Literary Criticism: A Short History. Modern Language Notes. 73(2). 155–155. 18 indexed citations
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Keast, William R. & William K. Wimsatt. (1956). The Verbal Icon: Studies in the Meaning of Poetry. Modern Language Notes. 71(8). 591–591. 214 indexed citations
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Wimsatt, William K.. (1955). English stage comedy : English Institute essays, 1954. Columbia University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Wimsatt, William K.. (1955). Two Meanings of Symbolism. Renascence. 8(1). 12–24. 2 indexed citations
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Wimsatt, William K.. (1953). The Chicago Critics. Comparative Literature. 5(1). 50–50.
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Wimsatt, William K.. (1952). Aristotle’s Theory of Poetry and Fine Art. New Scholasticism. 26(4). 496–498. 3 indexed citations
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Pope, Alexander & William K. Wimsatt. (1951). Selected poetry & prose. Holt, Rinehart and Winston eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Wimsatt, William K.. (1951). Poetry and Christian Thinking. Thought. 26(2). 219–232. 3 indexed citations
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Wimsatt, William K. & John Arthos. (1951). The Language of Natural Description in Eighteenth-Century Poetry.. Modern Language Notes. 66(1). 59–59. 5 indexed citations

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