A history of ambiguity
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 o...
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Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton University Press
[2019], 2019
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| Collection: | JSTOR Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; A Note on Citations and Translations; Introduction: A Company of Two Armies; Part One: Themes; Chapter One: The Old Rhetoric; Chapter Two: Forensic Idols; Chapter Three: Collusion and Delusion; Chapter Four: River and Ocean; Chapter Five: Satura Lanx; Part Two: Variations; Chapter Six: The Faultless Die; Chapter Seven: Ambiguities of Type; Chapter Eight: Adloyada; Chapter Nine: An Equivocal Smile; Chapter Ten: The Combination Room; Afterword; Bibliography; Index