A History of Ambiguity |
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| Author:
| Ossa-Richardson, Anthony |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-22844-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2021 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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Ever since it was first published in 1930, William Empson's Seven Types of Ambiguity has been perceived as a milestone in literary criticism-far from being an impediment to communication, ambiguity now seemed an index of poetic richness and expressive power. Little, however, has been written on the broader trajectory of Western thought about ambigu
Ever since it was first published in 1930, William Empson's Seven Types of Ambiguity has been perceived as a milestone in literary criticism-far from being an impediment to communication, ambiguity now seemed an index of poetic richness and expressive power. Little, however, has been written on the broader trajectory of Western thought about ambigu