William Empson
Impact in
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- Literature: history, themes, analysis
- Poetry Analysis and Criticism
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
- Contemporary Literature and Criticism
- Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
- Philosophy top 5%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
Papers in
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- Poetry Analysis and Criticism 3
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies 1
- Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism 1
- Borges, Kipling, and Jewish Identity 1
- History 3
- Renaissance and Early Modern Studies 2
- Co-authors
- John Holloway (1 shared paper)David Thoreau Wieck (1 shared paper)John Henry Raleigh (1 shared paper)Toby Miller (1 shared paper)Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1 shared paper)A. D. Nuttall (1 shared paper)Christopher Norris (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Essays in Criticism (9 papers)The Philosophical Quarterly (2 papers)Critical Quarterly (2 papers)Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism (2 papers)MLN (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited States
In The Last Decade
William Empson
24 papers receiving 140 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 42
- Literature and Literary Theory 123
- Philosophy 49
- Classics 14
- Music 12
- History 38
Countries citing papers authored by William Empson
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Fields of papers citing papers by William Empson
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Co-authors
The 7 scholars most cited alongside William Empson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1953 | 74 | |
| 2 | Milton's God | 1961 | 44 |
| 3 | 1962 | 42 | |
| 4 | 1964 | 11 | |
| 5 | Some versions of pastoral : a study of pastoral form in literature | 1966 | 9 |
| 6 | Essays on Shakespeare | 1986 | 8 |
| 7 | Argufying: Essays on Literature and Culture | 1987 | 8 |
| 8 | 1989 | 8 | |
| 9 | 1988 | 8 | |
| 10 | Coleridge's verse;: A selection, | 1972 | 6 |
| 11 | The Complete Poems of William Empson | 2000 | 6 |
| 12 | 1962 | 5 | |
| 13 | 1993 | 5 | |
| 14 | The complete poems | 2000 | 4 |
| 15 | 1971 | 3 | |
| 16 | 1979 | 3 | |
| 17 | English Pastoral Poetry | 1972 | 3 |
| 18 | 1964 | 3 | |
| 19 | 1954 | 3 | |
| 20 | 1975 | 2 |
About William Empson
William Empson is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, History, Sociology and Political Science, Religious studies and History and Philosophy of Science, having authored 36 papers that have together received 267 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Poetry Analysis and Criticism (3 papers), Renaissance and Early Modern Studies (2 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 papers), Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (1 paper), Historical and Linguistic Studies (1 paper), Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism (1 paper), Borges, Kipling, and Jewish Identity (1 paper) and Financial Crisis of the 21st Century (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Literature and Literary Theory (123 citations), Philosophy (49 citations), Classics (14 citations), Music (12 citations) and History (38 citations). William Empson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include John Holloway, David Thoreau Wieck, John Henry Raleigh, Toby Miller, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, A. D. Nuttall and Christopher Norris. Their work appears in journals such as Essays in Criticism, The Philosophical Quarterly, Critical Quarterly, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism and MLN.
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