Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays

Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays - Paperback

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Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays - Paperback

Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays - Paperback

by Northrop Frye
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Book Overview

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.
ISBN9780691202563
Author Northrop Frye
PublisherPrinceton University Press
GenreBiography and Literature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2020
Edition2
LanguageENG- English
Pages408
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Biography & Autobiography Literary Criticism Nonfiction

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Northrop Frye (1912-1991) was University Professor at the University of Toronto, where he was also professor of English at Victoria College. His books include Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays (Princeton). Nicholas Halmi is professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Oxford and the Margaret Candfield Tutorial Fellow in English at University College.

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