William Empson: Essays on Renaissance Literature: Volume 1, Donne and the New Philosophy

ISBN-13: 9780521483605 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 316 str.

William Empson; John Haffenden

Opis

This volume gathers some of William Empson's most passionate and controversial essays and includes previously inaccessible pieces on influential Renaissance writers and scientists. Introduced by leading Empson scholar John Haffenden, this is a book for anyone interested in the Renaissance, the history of science, and the history of literary criticism.

Recenzje

"Anybody who cares about human intelligence at work with literature is in Haffenden's debt." Book Review Digest

Spis treści

Preface; Sources and acknowledgements; Introduction by JOHN HAFFENDEN; 1. Donne and the rhetorical tradition; 2. Donne the space man; 3. Donne in the new edition; 4. Rescuing Donne; 5. Donne's foresight; 6. Copernicanism and the censor; 7. Thomas Digges his infinite universe; 8. Godwin's voyage to the moon; Appendix on Galileo; Notes; Index.