Empson
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Empson — [ empsn], Sir (seit 1979) William, englischer Lyriker und Literaturkritiker, * Yokefleet Hall (bei Kingston upon Hull) 27. 9. 1906, ✝ London 15. 4. 1984; ab 1953 Professor in Sheffield. Seine Arbeiten über die Mehrdeutigkeit der Dichtersprache… … Universal-Lexikon
Empson — (izg. èmpsn), William (1906 1984) DEFINICIJA engleski pjesnik metafizičke poezije i književni kritičar, osnivač škole »nova kritika« … Hrvatski jezični portal
Empson — This interesting name is one of the metronymic forms of the female given name Emma , which is ultimately of Old Germanic origin, as Emma or Imma , short forms of various women s names with the first element Ermin , meaning entire, universal,… … Surnames reference
Empson, Sir William — born Sept. 27, 1906, Hawdon, Yorkshire, Eng. died April 15, 1984, London British poet and critic. He studied at Cambridge and later taught in Japan and China. His precocious Seven Types of Ambiguity (1930), which suggests that uncertainty or… … Universalium
Empson, Sir Richard — ▪ English lawyer Empson also spelled Emson born , Towcester, Northamptonshire, Eng. died Aug. 17, 1510, London English lawyer and minister of King Henry VII, remembered, with Edmund Dudley, for his unpopular administration of the crown… … Universalium
Empson — /ˈɛmpsən/ (say empsuhn) noun William, 1906–84, English poet and critic …
EMPSON — … Useful english dictionary
Empson, Sir William — (27 sep. 1906, Hawdon, Yorkshire, Inglaterra–15 abr. 1984, Londres). Poeta y crítico británico. Estudió en Cambridge y después fue docente en Japón y China. Su obra precoz Seven Types of Ambiguity [Siete tipos de ambigüedad] (1930), en la cual… … Enciclopedia Universal
EMPSON, SIR RICHARD — a lawyer in the reign of Henry VII.; was Speaker of the House of Commons; incurred the hatred of the populace by acting as the king s agent in forcing payment of taxes and penalties; was convicted of tyranny and treason, and beheaded in 1510 … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Empson, Sir William — (1906 1984) Born at Yokefleet Hall, Howden, Yorkshire, son of an Army officer, he was educated at Winchester College and studied mathematics and English at Magdalene College, Cambridge. His first book, Seven Types of Ambiguity (1930),… … British and Irish poets
