# William Empson

> Sir William Empson was an English literary critic and poet, widely influential for his practice of closely reading literary works, a practice fundamental to New Criticism. His best-known work is his first, Seven Types of Ambiguity, published in 1930.

*English literary critic and poet (1906–1984)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1906-09-27
- **Died:** 1984-04-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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