EntityQ966870· pop 20· linked from 148 articlesWilliam EmpsonSign in to saveEnglish literary critic and poet (1906–1984)Listeners · Last.fmListeners2Total plays3 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/William+Empson">Read more on Last.fm</a>via Last.fm · William EmpsonConnectionsBeninCountryFranz KafkaEntityCategories1906 births1984 deaths20th-century English poetsAcademics of the University of SheffieldAcademic staff of the National Southwestern Associated UniversityAlumni of Magdalene College, CambridgeBritish literary theoristsEnglish literary criticsFellows of the British AcademyFormalist poetsKnights BachelorNew Criticism