Anatomy of Criticism
by Northrop Frye 2020-07-03 07:42:31
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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, F... Read more
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. Less
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  • 8.5 X 5.51 X 0.68 in
  • 408
  • Princeton University Press
  • May 19, 2020
  • eng
  • 9780691204253
Herman Northrop Frye CC FRSC (July 14, 1912 – Jan 23, 1991) was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. Frye gained internationa...
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