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Literary Criticism Religion

Words with Power

by (author) Northrop Frye

Publisher
Penguin Group Canada
Initial publish date
Aug 2014
Category
Religion, General, General

  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780670831210
    Publish Date
    Sep 1990
    List Price
    $32.95

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780140129250
    Publish Date
    May 1992
    List Price
    $18.99

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780143192510
    Publish Date
    Aug 2014
    List Price
    $20.00

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The voice out of the whirlwind speaking to Job. Jacob’s ladder. The Tower of Babel. The Garden of Eden. Cain and Abel. The Resurrection. The Harrowing of Hell. Northrop Frye weaves these eternal themes and images through his second study of the Bible and literature. With the authority that comes from both great erudition and knowledge of life, and with his inimitable wit, Frye maps out the complex landscape of the imagination.

About the author

Northrop Frye (1912-1991) was one of Canada's most distinguished men of letters. His first book, Fearful Symmetry, published in 1947, transformed the study of the poet William Blake, and over the next forty years he transformed the study of literature itself. Among his most influential books are Anatomy of Criticism (1957), The Educated Imagination (1963), The Bush Garden (1971), and The Great Code (1982). Northrop Frye on Shakespeare (1986) won the Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction. A professor at the University of Toronto, Frye gained an international reputation for his wide-reaching critical vision. He lectured at universities around the world and received many awards and honours, including thirty-six honorary degrees.

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Editorial Reviews

“This volume contains numerous shocks of illumination…. No one has set forth so clearly, so subtly, or with such cogent energy as Frye the literary aspect of our biblical heritage.” - New York Times Book Review

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