Structure Complex Words by Empson (43 results)

paperback. Condition: Fair.

Condition: good. Light sun-fading on the cover. A former university library book with all the expected stamps, stickers and markings. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. The pages appear unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shay. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Clean and tight. No creases along the spine. Very little shelfwear. Appears unread. Name on the inside of the front cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Literature.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0701210060. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. No dust jacket. Minor edge wear. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

Condition: good. This book is in Good condition. There may be some notes and highligting but otherwise the book is in overall good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. this landmark study evolved over nearly two decades, and together with 'seven types of ambiguity',and 'some versions of pastoral' revolutionized critical studies.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A little reading wear. Owner name on fly leaf. About 6 pages have some HIGHLIGHTING and MARKINGS. Otherwise a square, tight book. Index. xvi, 450 pp.

Cloth Over Boards. Condition: Good. No Jacket. discolored due to age; signed by previous owner Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Third Edition. No marking.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: Good. Reading content is in clean and readable condition. Creases to the spine and some tanning to the edge of the pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

[x]+451pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper (insect holes on wrapper spine), a very good copy. Fourth impression. Bears the name of notable Australian literary academic John Barnes on the flyleaf.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd. Clean sturdy and unmarked with mild shelf wear to DJ EP.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 9 x 6 inches. Near Fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Dust jacket price clipped with tears and rubbings. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo, first edition, pp,449, gilt titled green cloth which is very lightly toned, trifle foxing to fore-edge.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Verformung / umgeknickte Seiten; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung. Empson's classic may "have even more to teach us about language now than It did In 1951. when this remarkable book was first published," writes Jonathan Cutler in his valuable foreword. Empson elegantly demonstrates the weight of allusion and Implication borne by even the simplest words of our language: man, honest, quite, dog. he explores the complex play of such words in social situations and in literature, producing in the process brilliant critical essays--on sense in Wordsworth's Prelude, honest in Othello and King Lear all in Paradise Lost--which go straight to the heart of the matter. Lively and irreverent, this book offers persuasive accounts of the structure of metaphor, the statements carried by words, and the failure of dictionary entries to capture the most pertinent aspects of the structure and meaning of words. Culler writes that It stakes out "a new position in debates about meaning and context about the literary in Its relation to the social and the historical. Empson's brilliant discussions of words which express complex social attitudes toward one's fellows or toward moral principles open rich chapters of social and literary history.". …

The Hogarth Press. 1985. Paperback reprint. Spine and rear cover rubbed and slightly shelfworn with residual white price sticker to rear cover. Page edges a little browned. Book o/w internally clean and sound. A lovely item.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Assez bon. The structure of complex words, sans date, circa 1950, William Empson, en anglais bon état d'usage Relié pleine toile. 22,5 CM 449 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition hardback with dustjacket. Slight general wear to DJ. Internally clean, no damage. Very good condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. 8vo. lii, 614 pp. Original silver-stamped navy blue cloth binding. This is a tight, fine book in a bright, fine DJ. Uncommon in the first impression.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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