Northrop Frye's Canadian Literary Criticism and Its Influence (Frye Studies)

__Northrop Frye's Canadian Literary Criticism__ examines the impact of Frye's criticism on Canadian literary scholarship as well as the response of Frye's peers to his articulation of a 'Canadian' criticism. In His Long And Eminent Scholarly Career, Northrop Frye Engaged With Subjects Ranging From Classics To Twentieth-century Writings. Northrop Frye's Canadian Literary Criticism Examines The Impact Of Frye's Criticism On Canadian Literary Scholarship As Well As The Response Of Frye's Peers To His Articulation Of A 'canadian' Criticism. Frye's Belief That Canadian Writing Should Be Studied Within The Context Of Canadian Life Rather Than Evaluated Autonomously, In Relation To The World's Literature, Was Controversial. While There Were Those Who Favoured Frye's Position And Extended Its Use For Wider Theoretical Applications, Those Who Criticized Frye's Stance Felt That Canadian Authors Should Not Be Exempt From Universally Sanctioned Critical Standards. Branko Gorjup And An Esteemed Group Of Contributors Skilfully Capture The Tension That Arose From This Binary Critical Problematic And Document The Various Attempts At Resolving Or Transcending It, Encouraging A Remapped Understanding Of Frye And Locating His Place In Canadian Criticism From A Contemporary Perspective. -- Publisher's Description. Introduction. Incorporating Legacies: Decolonizing The Garrison / Branko Gorjup -- Part 1. The Confluence Of The Mythopoeic And Thematic: Frye And Canada. The Canadian Poet's Predicament / James Reaney -- 'this Northern Mouth': Ideas Of Myth And Regionalism In Modern Canadian Poetry / John Riddell -- Myth, Frye, And Canadian Writers / D.g. Jones -- Northrop Frye: Canadian Mythographer / Rosemary Sullivan -- Frye In Place / Francis Sparshott -- Part Ii. Frye's Influence On The Canadian Literary And Critical Imagination: Challenging The Legacy. Why James Reaney Is A Better Poet Than Any Northrop Frye Poet Than He Used To Be / George Bowering -- Butterfly In The Bush Garden: 'mythopoeic' Criticism Of Contemporary Poetry Written In Canada / Barbara Belyea -- Surviving The Paraphrase / Frank Davey -- Mandatory Subversive Manifesto: Canadian Criticism Versus Literary Criticism / Barry Cameron And Michael Dixon -- Bushed In The Sacred Wood / John Moss -- Part Iii. Frye's Canadian Criticism And The Making Of Canadian Literary And Critical Culture. Northrop Frye And The Canadian Literary Tradition / Eli Mandel -- Retrieving The Canadian Critical Tradition As Poetry: Eli Mandel And Northrop Frye / Margery Fee -- Against Monism: The Canadian Anatomy Of Northrop Frye / Eleanor Cook -- Reading For Contradiction In The Literature Of Colonial Space / Heather Murray -- Frye Recoded: Postmodernity And The Conclusions / Linda Hutcheon -- Frye: Canadian Critic/ Writer / David Staines -- 'a Quest For The Peaceable Kingdom': The Narrative In Northrop Frye's 'conclusion' To The Literary History Of Canada / Robert Lecker -- The Northrop Frye Effect / Russell Morton Brown. Edited By Branko Gorjup. Includes Bibliographical References. Contents 7 Acknowledgments 11 Introduction Incorporating Legacies: Decolonizing the Garrison 15 Part I. The Confluence of the Mythopoeic and the Thematic: Frye and Canada 43 1.1 The Canadian Poet’s Predicament 43 1.2 ‘This Northern Mouth’: Ideas of Myth and Regionalism in Modern Canadian Poetry 56 1.3 Myth, Frye, and Canadian Writers 73 1.4 Northrop Frye: Canadian Mythographer 91 1.5 Frye in Place 105 Part II. Frye’s Influence on the Canadian Literary and Critical Imagination: Challenging the Legacy 123 2.1 Why James Reaney Is a Better Poet (1) than any Northrop Frye poet (2) than he used to be 123 2.2 Butterfly in the Bush Garden: ‘Mythopoeic’ Criticism of Contemporary Poetry Written in Canada 134 2.3 Surviving the Paraphrase 145 2.4 Mandatory Subversive Manifesto: Canadian Criticism versus Literary Criticism 156 2.5 Bushed in the Sacred Wood 167 Part III. Frye’s Canadian Criticism and the Making of Canadian Literary and Critical Culture 183 3.1 Northrop Frye and the Canadian Literary Tradition 183 3.2 Retrieving the Canadian Critical Tradition as Poetry: Eli Mandel and Northrop Frye 196 3.3 Against Monism: The Canadian Anatomy of Northrop Frye 215 3.4 Reading for Contradiction in the Literature of Colonial Space 228 3.5 Frye Recoded: Postmodernity and the Conclusions 245 3.6 Frye: Canadian Critic/Writer 263 3.7 ‘A Quest for the Peaceable Kingdom’: The Narrative in Northrop Frye’s ‘Conclusion’ to the Literary History of Canada 272 Epilogue 291 The Northrop Frye Effect 291 Select Bibliography 315 Contributors 325

In his long and eminent scholarly career, Northrop Frye engaged with subjects ranging from classics to twentieth-century writings. Northrop Frye's Canadian Literary Criticism examines the impact of Frye's criticism on Canadian literary scholarship as well as the response of Frye's peers to his articulation of a 'Canadian' criticism.

Frye's belief that Canadian writing should be studied within the context of Canadian life rather than evaluated autonomously, in relation to the world's literature, was controversial. While there were those who favoured Frye's position and extended its use for wider theoretical applications, those who criticized Frye's stance felt that Canadian authors should not be exempt from universally sanctioned critical standards. Branko Gorjup and an esteemed group of contributors skilfully capture the tension that arose from this binary critical problematic and document the various attempts at resolving or transcending it, encouraging a remapped understanding of Frye and locating his place in Canadian criticism from a contemporary perspective.