- Seven Types of Ambiguity
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Seven Types of Ambiguity (Empson) , a 1930 work of literary criticism by William Empson
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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
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