Talk:William Empson
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This page needs urgent attention to basic intro, which was deleted clumsily. But this is not my field of expertise. Robma 22:07, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
This entry is brilliant, and a credit to the whole idea of the Wikipedia. I hope subsequent emendations do no damage to the structure and information laid down here.
This is one of my fields of expertise. I am a former literary criticism reference series editor. I have never seen a more incisive, accurate, illuminating, well-judged summary of Empson's place in the history of literary criticism. Let it stand. TNH 04:43, 22 March 2006 (UTC)TNH
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[edit] Photo
The photo smells like ad... why do we have to take a photo from a book cover ? I read it's a great book about Empson, but anyway. Will look for a neutral photo.--84.189.100.34 18:39, 27 November 2006 (UTC)Matthias
[edit] Gresham college
I'm adding his Gresham College professorship, and pulling career info into one §. Hope this Ok by everyone. JackyR 22:35, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Writing/publishing poetry
While Empson published very little poetry after 1940 John Haffenden's biography shows that he continued writing it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 193.114.111.2 (talk) 16:26, 3 March 2007 (UTC).
[edit] POV
THis article is far from neutral. It heas unsouced praise on the mans work. Needs to e re-worked
I, more or less, wrote the entirety of this article - some emendations, slight but needed, have been made by others. I should like to avoid POV-related problems, but I need specific examples of 'unsourced praise of the man's work.' In defence of how I have written, old-style and even contemporary encyclopedias - very often the work of distinguished scholars and experts - cannot but be licensed to praise in order to carry the narrative flow and energy of the piece, as well as to warrant the entry in the first place. (Who gives a fuck about Empson? Partly, this article explains why one might.) Surely, neutrality doesn't imply the expurgation of all evaluative vocabulary? HieronymousB 03:47, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
- I think this is a well-written, interesting account of Empson's life and the significance of his work. Lines such as "...one hardly feels one is being preached to, rather one senses one is in the hands of a mind as astute politically and as sensitive morally as it is able in interpreting the poetic achievement of Gray." could be described as unsourced praise, and perhaps could be modified. Good article, nonetheless. Mick gold 10:16, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Cambridge
According to my records, Empson received a Cambridge MA in 1935. Also I can't think how he could have been banished from the city of Cambridge. I've amended the article. Millbanks (talk) 08:45, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
