Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays
by:
Northrop Frye (author)
This book consists of "essays" on the possibility of a synoptic view of the scope, theory, principles, and techniques of literary criticism. The primary aim of the book is to give Northrop Frye's reasons for believing in such a synoptic view; its secondary aim is to provide a tentative version of...
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This book consists of "essays" on the possibility of a synoptic view of the scope, theory, principles, and techniques of literary criticism. The primary aim of the book is to give Northrop Frye's reasons for believing in such a synoptic view; its secondary aim is to provide a tentative version of it which will make enough sense to convince readers that "a" view, of the kind that the Frye outlines, is attainable.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780691012988 (0691012989)
ASIN: 0691012989
Publish date: 1971-02-01
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Pages no: 383
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
Reference,
Literature,
Criticism,
Literary Criticism,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Philosophy,
Theory
A superior display of erudition.Sets out its task in terms reminiscent of Kant's assertion that "philosophy stands in need of a science" in the [b:Critique of Pure Reason|18288|Critique of Pure Reason|Immanuel Kant|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348663530s/18288.jpg|1072226]: "If criticism exists, i...
Luckless undergraduate standing in front of Northrop Frye’s An Anatomy of Criticism…I vividly remember my reaction, when as an undergraduate, I read Northrop Frye’s Anatomy of Criticism as a required text in a course I was taking. The book begins innocently enough; in his “Polemical Introduction,” F...
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