Northrop Frye: New Directions from Old (Reappraisals: Canadian Writers Book 33)

More than fifty years after the publication of __Anatomy of Criticism__, Northrop Frye remains one of Canada's most influential intellectuals. This reappraisal reasserts the relevance of his work to the study of literature and illuminates its fruitful intersection with a variety of other fields, including film, cultural studies, linguistics, and feminism. Many of the contributors draw upon the early essays, correspondence, and diaries recently published as part of the __Collected Works of Northrop Frye__ series, in order to explore the development of his extraordinary intellectual range and the implications of his imaginative syntheses. They refute postmodernist arguments that Frye's literary criticism is obsolete and propose his wide-ranging and non-linear ways of thinking as a model for twenty-first century readers searching for innovative ways of understanding literature and its relevance to contiguous disciplines. The volume provides an in-depth examination of Frye's... Introduction / David Rampton -- Pt. 1. Frye's Legacy. The Collected Works Of Northrop Frye : The Project And The Edition / Alvin Lee -- Pity The Northrop Frye Scholar? : Anatomy Of Criticism Fifty Years After / Robert Denham -- The Genius Of Northrop Frye / Thomas Willard -- Pt. 2. Frye & Canadian Literature. Jumping To Conclusions : Northrop Frye On Canadian Literature / D.m.r. Bentley -- History, Tradition, And The Work Of Pastoral : Frye's Conclusion To A Literary History Of Canada / Robert David Stacey -- Pt. 3. Frye & The Sacred. The Revered H. Northrop Frye / Ian Sloan -- Recovery Of The Spiritual Other : Martin Buber's Thou In Northrop Frye's Late Work / Sára Tóth -- Frye's Pure Speech : Literature And The Sacred Without The Sacred / Garry Sherbert -- Pt. 4. New Directions From Old : Reconsiderations. Northrop Frye And The Chart Of Symbolism / John Ayre -- The Earth's Imagined Corners : Frye And Utopia / Michael Dolzani -- Transcending Realism : Northrop Frye, The Victorians, And The Anatomy Of Criticism / J. Russell Perkin -- Re-valuing Value / Jean O'grady -- Pt. 5. New Approaches. The Interruption Of Myth In Northrop Frye : Toward A Revision Of The Silent Beatrice / Troni Y. Grande -- Frye And Film Studies : Anatomy Of Irony / David Jarraway -- Reframing Frye : Bridging Culture And Cognition / Michael Sinding -- An Access Of Power : Job, Evolution, And The Spirit Of Consciousness In Northrop Frye And Daniel C. Dennett / Jeffery Donaldson. Edited By David Rampton. Series Numbering From Canadian Cip--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. More than fifty years after the publication of Anatomy of Criticism , Northrop Frye remains one of Canada's most influential intellectuals. This reappraisal reasserts the relevance of his work to the study of literature and illuminates its fruitful intersection with a variety of other fields, including film, cultural studies, linguistics, and feminism. Many of the contributors draw upon the early essays, correspondence, and diaries recently published as part of the Collected Works of Northrop Frye series, in order to explore the development of his extraordinary intellectual range and the implications of his imaginative syntheses. They refute postmodernist arguments that Frye's literary criticism is obsolete and propose his wide-ranging and non-linear ways of thinking as a model for twenty-first century readers searching for innovative ways of understanding literature and its relevance to contiguous disciplines. The volume provides an in-depth examination of Frye's work on a range of literary questions, periods, and genres, as well as a consideration of his contributions to literary theory, philosophy, and theology. The portrait that emerges is that of a writer who still has much to offer those interested in literature and the ways it represents and transforms our world. The book's overall argument is that Frye's case for the centrality of the imagination has never been more important where understanding history, reconciling science and culture, or reconceptualizing social change is concerned. More than fifty years after the publication of Anatomy of Criticism , Northrop Frye remains one of Canada's most influential intellectuals. This reappraisal reasserts the relevance of his work to the study of literature and illuminates its fruitful intersection with a variety of other fields, including film, cultural studies, linguistics, and feminism. Many of the contributors draw upon the early essays, correspondence, and diaries recently published as part of the Collected Works of Northrop Frye series, in order to explore the development of his extraordinary intellectual range and the implications of his imaginative syntheses. They refute postmodernist arguments that Frye's literary criticism is obsolete and propose his wide-ranging and non-linear ways of thinking as a model for twenty-first century readers searching for innovative ways of understanding literature and its relevance to contiguous disciplines. The volume provides an in-depth examination of Frye's... LIT,LIT004080