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Ethel Wilson; Afterword by Northrop Frye
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First published in 1970, this collection is made up of a selection
of essays composed between 1962 and 1968, written by distinguished
humanist and literary critic Northrop Frye. The book is divided
into two parts: one deals largely with the contexts of literary
criticism; the other offers more specific studies of literary works
in roughly historical sequence. One of the essays is Frye's own
elucidation of the development of his critical premises out of his
early concern with the poetry of William Blake. Taken together, the
essays offer a continuous and coherent argument, making a whole
that is entirely equal to the sum of its parts.
An examination of the influence of the Bible on Western art and
literature and on the Western creative imagination in general. Frye
persuasively presents the Bible as a unique text distinct from all
other epics and sacred writings. "No one has set forth so clearly,
so subtly, or with such cogent energy as Frye the literary aspect
of our biblical heritage" (New York Times Book Review).
Indices.
First published in 1970, this collection is made up of a selection
of essays composed between 1962 and 1968, written by distinguished
humanist and literary critic Northrop Frye. The book is divided
into two parts: one deals largely with the contexts of literary
criticism; the other offers more specific studies of literary works
in roughly historical sequence. One of the essays is Frye's own
elucidation of the development of his critical premises out of his
early concern with the poetry of William Blake. Taken together, the
essays offer a continuous and coherent argument, making a whole
that is entirely equal to the sum of its parts.
A landmark work of literary criticism Northrop Frye's Anatomy of
Criticism is the magnum opus of one of the most important and
influential literary theorists of the twentieth century. Breaking
with the practice of close reading of individual texts, Frye seeks
to describe a common basis for understanding the full range of
literary forms by examining archetypes, genres, poetic language,
and the relations among the text, the reader, and society. Using a
dazzling array of examples, he argues that understanding "the
structure of literature as a total form" also allows us to see the
profoundly liberating effect literature can have.
This brilliant outline of Blake's thought and commentary on his
poetry comes on the crest of the current interest in Blake, and
carries us further towards an understanding of his work than any
previous study. Here is a dear and complete solution to the riddles
of the longer poems, the so-called "Prophecies," and a
demonstration of Blake's insight that will amaze the modern reader.
The first section of the book shows how Blake arrived at a theory
of knowledge that was also, for him, a theory of religion, of human
life and of art, and how this rigorously defined system of ideas
found expression in the complicated but consistent symbolism of his
poetry. The second and third parts, after indicating the relation
of Blake to English literature and the intellectual atmosphere of
his own time, explain the meaning of Blake's poems and the
significance of their characters.
Addressed to educators and general readers the "consumers of
literature" from all walks of life this important new book explores
the value and uses of literature in our time. Dr. Frye offers, in
addition, challenging and stimulating ideas for the teaching of
literature at lower school levels, designed both to promote an
early interest and to lead the student to the knowledge and
kaleidoscopic experience found in the study of literature.
Dr. Frye's proposals for the teaching of literature include an
early emphasis on poetry, the "central and original literary form,"
intensive study of the Bible, as literature, and the Greek and
Latin classics, as these embody all the great enduring themes of
western man, and study of the great literary forms: tragedy and
comedy, romance and irony."
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Presented here is a selection from the professional and personal
correspondence of Northrop Frye, one of the preeminent literary
critics of the last century. With frank and accessible appraisals,
the letters reveal Frye's attitudes toward scores of topics: the
value of James Bond thrillers, the gap between faith and reason,
surrealism, hippies, Milton's imagery, comparative literature,
political hysteria in the U.S., the nature of the educated
imagination, anarchism, the teaching of religion in the university,
the Proteus myth, the distinction between subjects and themes, the
connection between Nietzsche and Yeats, the difference between
cliche and aphorism, the fussy rules of copy editors, and scores of
other issues.
Frye continues his exploration, begun in The Great Code, of the
influence of Biblical themes and forms of expression on Western
literature, with discussions of authors ranging from Chaucer and
Shakespeare to Yeats and Eliot. Frye identifies four key elements
found in the Bible-the mountain, the garden, the cave, and the
furnace-and describes how they recur in later secular writings.
Indices.
Critical Approaches Frye: The Road of Excess Knights: King Lear as
Metaphor Kushner: The Critical Method of Gaston Bachelard Gershman:
Surrealism: Myth and Reality Applications The Writer and His Method
Winner: Myth as a Device in the Works of Chekhov Nothnagle: Myth in
the Poetic Creation of Agrippa D'Aubigne Campbell: The
Transformation of Biblical Myth: MacLeish's Use of the Adam and Job
Stories Hiller: The Symbolism of Gestus in Brecht's Drama Sr.
Joselyn: Animal Imagery in Katherine Anne Porter's Fiction The Work
Examined--Archetypes and Interpretations LaGuardia: Chastity,
Regeneration, and World Order in All's Well that Ends Well Jones:
Immortality in Two of Milton's Elegies Dougherty: Of Ruskin's
Gardens Kern: Myth and Symbol in Criticism of Faulkner's "The Bear"
Welliver: The De Vulgari Eloquentia and Dante's Quasi After-Life
Vickery: The Golden Bough: Impact and Archetype
This important book is the result of a study of school curriculum
undertaken by a joint committee of the University of Toronto and
the Board of Education for the City of Toronto. Three
sub-committees, dealing with English, Social Science, and Physical
Science, here present preliminary reports which indicate the need
for perpetual study if the school curriculum is to be kept abreast
of modern developments in each discipline. Committee members
responsible for the reports are themselves elementary, secondary or
university teachers of experience. Their recommendations, embracing
all grades up to and including Thirteen, are specific, stimulating
and controversial. They are unanimous only in their concern that
necessary changes be made and that study of the curriculum be
continuous and objective. The reports are prefaced by a discerning
essay written by Northrop Frye, Principal Frye points out that "the
real barriers to break down were those between the three major
divisions of education, the primary, secondary and university
levels, each of which tends to become a self-enclosed system,
congratulating itself on its virtues and blaming whatever
deficiencies the educational process as a whole may have on the
other systems." This book will be of interest to teachers at all
levels, to officials, responsible for policy in our public
education, to trustees, to parents, and to the increasing number of
general public who care about education. The Chairmen of the three
committees were: English, Mary Campbell (Parkdale Collegiate
Institute); Social Science, C.B. Macpherson (Department of
Political Economy, University of Toronto); Physical Science,
Charlotte M. Sullivan (Department of Zoology, University of
Toronto). The Editor, Northrop Frye, is Principal of Victoria
College, University of Toronto.
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