Northrop Frye's Writings on Shakespeare and the Renaissance (Collected Works of Northrop Frye)

This Collection Of Northrop Frye's Writings On Shakespeare And The Renaissance Spans Forty Years Of His Career As A University Teacher, Public Critic, And Major Theorist Of Literature And Its Cultural Functions. Extensive Annotations And An In-depth Critical Introduction Demonstrate Frye's Wide-ranging Knowledge Of Renaissance Culture, The Pivotal Place Of The Renaissance In His Oeuvre, His Impact On Renaissance Criticism And On The Stratford Festival, And His Continuing Importance As A Literary Theorist. This Volume Brings Together Frye's Extensive Writings On Shakespeare And Other Renaissance Writers (excluding Milton, Who Is Featured In Other Volumes), And Includes Major Articles, Introductions, Public Lectures, And Four Previously Published Books On Shakespeare. Frye's Insightful Analyses Offer Not Just A Formidable Knowledge Of Renaissance Culture But Also A Transformative Experience, Moving The Reader Imaginatively Towards An Experience Of Created Reality.--pub. Desc. 1. The Argument Of Comedy -- 2. Don Quixote -- 3. Comic Myth In Shakespeare -- 4. Characterization In Shakespearean Comedy -- 5. Molière's Tartuffe -- 6. Introduction To Shakespeare's Tempest -- 7. The Structure Of Imagery In The Faerie Queene -- 8. Shakespeare's Experimental Comedy -- 9. Toast To The Memory Of Shakespeare -- 10. The Tragedies Of Nature And Fortune -- 11. How True A Twain -- 12. Recognition In The Winter's Tale -- 13. A Natural Perspective: The Development Of Shakespearean Comedy And Romance -- 14. Shakespeare And The Modern World -- 15. Nature And Nothing -- 16. Fools Of Time -- 17. General Editor's Introduction To Shakespeare Series -- 18. Shakespeare's The Tempest -- 19. Il Cortegiano -- 20. The Myth Of Deliverance -- 21. Something Rich And Strange: Shakespeare's Approach To Romance -- 22. The Stage Is All The World -- 23. Northrop Frye On Shakespeare -- 24. Speech On Acceptance Of The Governor General's Award -- 25. Natural And Revealed Communities -- 26. Foreword To Unfolded Tales -- 28. Northrop Frye's Writings On Shakespeare And The Renaissance. Edited By Troni Y. Grande And Garry Sherbert. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents 7 Preface 11 Credits 17 Abbreviations 19 Introduction 23 1. The Argument of Comedy 63 2. Don Quixote 76 3. Comic Myth in Shakespeare 82 4. Characterization in Shakespearean Comedy 95 5. Molière’s Tartuffe 104 6. Introduction to Shakespeare’s Tempest 106 7. The Structure of Imagery in The Faerie Queene 115 8. Shakespeare’s Experimental Comedy 134 9. Toast to the Memory of Shakespeare 143 10. The Tragedies of Nature and Fortune 145 11. How True a Twain 157 12. Recognition in The Winter’s Tale 176 13. A Natural Perspective: The Development of Shakespearean Comedy and Romance 189 14. Shakespeare and the Modern World 288 15. Nature and Nothing 298 16. Fools of Time 312 17. General Editor’s Introduction to Shakespeare Series 390 18. Shakespeare’s The Tempest 395 19. Il Cortegiano 408 20. The Myth of Deliverance 423 21. Something Rich and Strange: Shakespeare’s Approach to Romance 487 22. The Stage Is All the World 502 23. Northrop Frye on Shakespeare 517 24. Speech on Acceptance of the Governor General’s Award for Northrop Frye on Shakespeare 685 25. Natural and Revealed Communities 687 26. Foreword to Unfolded Tales 704 Notes 709 Emendations 827 Index 829

This collection of Northrop Frye's writings on Shakespeare and the Renaissance spans forty years of his career as a university teacher, public critic, and major theorist of literature and its cultural functions. Extensive annotations and an in-depth critical introduction demonstrate Frye's wide-ranging knowledge of Renaissance culture, the pivotal place of the Renaissance in his oeuvre, his impact on Renaissance criticism and on the Stratford Festival, and his continuing importance as a literary theorist.

This volume brings together Frye's extensive writings on Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers (excluding Milton, who is featured in other volumes), and includes major articles, introductions, public lectures, and four previously published books on Shakespeare. Frye's insightful analyses offer not just a formidable knowledge of Renaissance culture but also a transformative experience, moving the reader imaginatively towards an experience of created reality.

This collection of writings brings together Northrop Frye's large body of work on Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers (with the exception of Milton, who is featured in other volumes), and includes major articles, introductions, public lectures, and four previously published books. Spanning forty years of Frye's career as a university professor and literary critic, these insightful analyses not only reveal the author's formidable intellect but also offer the reader a transformative experience of creative imagination With extensive annotation and an in-depth critical introduction, the volume demonstrates Frye's wide-ranging knowledge of Renaissance culture and its pivotal significance in his work, his impact on Renaissance criticism and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and his continuing importance as a literary theorist Garry Sherbert is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Regina. --Book Jacket