Towards modernism; transition, treachery and theatricality in William Empson’s readings of Shakespeare
Leading British modernist writers, seeking and constructing mythic models of literary history to authorise their double-acts of critical construction and creative rebellion, had difficulties with Shakespeare. Eliot notoriously valorised, above his plays, the epics of Virgil and Dante; Wyndham Lewis...
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Polish Association for the Study of English
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Polish Journal of English Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://pjes.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PJES_8-2_6_Cotterill.pdf |