The Educated Imagination and Other Writings on Critical Theory 1933-1963

Northrop Frye

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The Educated Imagination and Other Writings on Critical Theory 1933-1963

Northrop Frye
Edited by: Germaine Warkentin

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2006

About this book

The writings included in this volume show how Frye integrated ideas into the work that would consolidate the fame that Fearful Symmetry (1947) had first established.

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Frye Northrop :

Northrop Frye (1912-1991) was one of the twentieth century's most influential English scholars and literary critics. Northrop Frye was a professor in the Department of English at Victoria University in the University of Toronto from 1939 until his death. His works include Words with Power and Anatomy of Criticism.

Warkentin Germaine :

Germaine Warkentin is a professor emeritus of the Department of English at Victoria College, University of Toronto.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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Credits and Sources
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Abbreviations
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Introduction
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1. Dr. Edgar’s Book
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2. Art Does Need Sociability
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3. Music in Poetry
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4. The Anatomy in Prose Fiction
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5. The Nature of Satire
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6. Nichols and Kirkup’s The Cosmic Shape
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7. R.F. Patterson’s The Story of English Literature
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8. The Function of Criticism at the Present Time
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9. The Four Forms of Prose Fiction
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10. Levels of Meaning in Literature
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11. A Conspectus of Dramatic Genres
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12. The Archetypes of Literature
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13. Three Meanings of Symbolism
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14. The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
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15. Towards a Theory of Cultural History
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16. Art in a New Modulation
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17. Ministry of Angels
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18. Critics and Criticism
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19. Myth as Information
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20. Content with the Form
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21. Forming Fours
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22. The Language of Poetry
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23. The Transferability of Literary Concepts
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24. An Indispensable Book
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25. “Preface” and “Introduction: Lexis and Melos”
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26. The Ulysses Theme and Tragic Themes in Western Literature
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27. Nature and Homer
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28. Sir James Frazer
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29. Interior Monologue of M. Teste
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30. World Enough without Time
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31. Literature as Possession
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32. New Directions from Old
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33. The Well-Tempered Critic (I)
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34. The Well-Tempered Critic (II)
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35. Myth, Fiction, and Displacement
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36. The Imaginative and the Imaginary
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37. The Educated Imagination
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Notes
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Emendations
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Index
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December 15, 2006

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9781442657465

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768

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Volume 21 | Collected Works of Northrop Frye

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442657465

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The Educated Imagination and Other Writings on Critical Theory 1933-1963

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Credits and Sources

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Dr. Edgar’s Book

2. Art Does Need Sociability

3. Music in Poetry

4. The Anatomy in Prose Fiction

5. The Nature of Satire

6. Nichols and Kirkup’s The Cosmic Shape

7. R.F. Patterson’s The Story of English Literature

8. The Function of Criticism at the Present Time

9. The Four Forms of Prose Fiction

10. Levels of Meaning in Literature

11. A Conspectus of Dramatic Genres

12. The Archetypes of Literature

13. Three Meanings of Symbolism

14. The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes

15. Towards a Theory of Cultural History

16. Art in a New Modulation

17. Ministry of Angels

18. Critics and Criticism

19. Myth as Information

20. Content with the Form

21. Forming Fours

22. The Language of Poetry

23. The Transferability of Literary Concepts

24. An Indispensable Book

25. “Preface” and “Introduction: Lexis and Melos”

26. The Ulysses Theme and Tragic Themes in Western Literature

27. Nature and Homer

28. Sir James Frazer

29. Interior Monologue of M. Teste

30. World Enough without Time

31. Literature as Possession

32. New Directions from Old

33. The Well-Tempered Critic (I)

34. The Well-Tempered Critic (II)

35. Myth, Fiction, and Displacement

36. The Imaginative and the Imaginary

37. The Educated Imagination

Notes

Emendations

Index

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