The Strengths of Shakespeare''s Shrew: Essays, Memoirs and Reviews

About William Empson

Sir William Empson was an English literary critic and poet widely influential for his practice of closely reading literary works. He was Head of the English Department at the University of Sheffield UK. John Haffenden is Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Sheffield Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of English Studies University of London and a Fellow of the British Academy.