William Empson Quotes:
Ocupation: Literary critic
Life: September 27, 1906 - April 15, 1984
Birthday: September 27
Death: April 15
To produce pure proletarian art the artist must be at one with the worker; this is impossible, not for political reasons, but because the artist never is at one with any public.
source: William Empson (1935). “Some Versions of Pastoral”, p.14, New Directions Publishing
topic: Art, Political, Impossible
