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The resources of an exceptional mind are brought to bear on questions of prime importance in modern life in this brief and penetrating book by one of North America''s leading scholars and thinkers. Northrop Frye presents a brilliant array of ideas and observations on the mythology of our day and its central elements, alienation and progress; the effects of technology on the structure of society; characteristics commonly associated with "modern"; anti-social attitudes in modern culture; the role of the arts in forming the contemporary imagination; and finally, the way in which the creative arts are absorbed into society through education. Everyone concerned with the sates of mind and quality of life distinctive to the modern world -- "where power and success express themselves to much in stentorian lying, hypnotized leadership, and panic-stricken suppression of freedom and criticism" -- will be grateful for this lucid, sane, and original discussion. -- Publisher.

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Em O Codigo dos Codigos, o critico literario Northrop Frye examina a Biblia como a mais importante influencia na tradic?o artistica e literaria ocidental. Neste estudo classico, Frye rejeita as interpretac?es dogmaticas e literais, preferindo celebrar a singularidade da Biblia como uma obra distinta dos restantes textos epicos e sagrados. A sua analise original apresenta a Biblia como historia redentora com uma perspetiva poetica visionaria que complementa a ciencia na compreens?o da natureza humana. Neste texto inexcedivel, Frye mostra que a Biblia pode e deve ser lida como uma das obras literarias mais elevadas da Humanidade. The Times Literary Supplement New York Times Book Review

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Robert D. Denham has collected in these volumes the 266 letters, cards, and telegrams that Helen Kemp and Northrop Frye wrote to each other during the six periods when they were apart, from the winter of 1931-32 until the summer of 1939. The letters form a compelling narrative of their early relationship. They tell of a romance in which two people fall in love, want to get married, and are confronted with obstacles blocking their path, including lack of money and the education they both need to advance their careers. But the story is much more than a romance. The letters reveal Frye''s early talent as a writer, illustrating that both the matter and the manner of his criticism had begun to take shape when he was only nineteen. Helen Kemp''s expressiveness and intelligence come through clearly in her letters, which were only discovered in 1992. Kemp and Frye share their thoughts on literature, music, religion, politics, education, and a host of other topics. They discuss their alma mater, Victoria College; artists and musicians of Toronto; southwestern Saskatchewan, where Frye spent a summer as a pastor on a United Church circuit; Frye''s hometown, Moncton, New Brunswick; and Kemp''s neighbourhood on Fulton Avenue in Toronto. We travel with them around the world, from Ottawa to Rome. We see through their eyes the early years of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, the struggles of the United Church of Canada, the activities of the Student Christian Movement, the appeal of Communism, the rise of fascism, and the beginnings of art education in the galleries of Canada.

Originalmente publicadas sob o título Educated Imagination e dirigidas a todos os «consumidores de literatura», o conjunto de palestras que formam este volume explora o valor e usos da literatura no nosso tempo. Neste livro intemporal, Frye argumenta que a imaginação deve ser cultivada não só para podermos fruir as grandes obras de arte, mas para podermos reivindicar as mais básicas capacidades humanas em todo o seu esplendor. No entanto, a imaginação, tal como a liberdade, só é operacional se for treinada: só temos liberdade de expressão se tivermos aprendido a usar a linguagem; só temos liberdade de movimentos se tivermos aprendido a andar. Da mesma forma, só podemos valer-nos da imaginação se a tivermos treinado. O grande ginásio da imaginação é a literatura. As propostas de Frye para o ensino da literatura incluem uma ênfase precoce na poesia, a «forma literária central e original», o estudo intensivo da Bíblia e dos clássicos gregos e latinos, uma vez que estes incorporam todos os grandes temas duradouros do homem ocidental, e o estudo das grandes formas literárias: tragédia e comédia, romance e ironia.

Valiéndose de su gran erudición y capacidad interpretativa, Northrop Frye pone de relieve el carácter único de la Biblia y su diferencia con respecto a todas las demás epopeyas y libros sagrados. La Biblia, según la original investigación de Frye, permite

Northrop Frye situa-se como um dos mais originais e conceituados críticos americanos. Professor na Universidade de Toronto é autor de farta obra, marcada por ampla leitura, honestidade intelectual e arrojo. ''O Caminho Crítico'' investiga as relações entre literatura e sociedade. Incorpora a experiência da nova crítica americana (o new-criticism) ultrapassando-a. Contesta Mcluham. Defende a estrutura na obra contra um falso estruturalismo. A tensão entre liberdade e pressão social, os papéis sociais do poeta e do crítico em diversas fases da História são descritos no livro de modo a formar uma noção de autonomia literária que não elimina o contexto social mas recusa francamente os desacertos da crítica chamada ''sociológica''.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.