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Northrop Frye's Second Essay: The Theory of Symbols

Northrop Frye's Second Essay: The Theory of Symbols

In the first essay, which Frye subtitled "Historical Criticism", Frye created his categories by looking at the historical development of heroes and themes. In the second essay, Frye will turn to the different contexts in which we interpret symbols. Since Frye spends a lot of time coming up
Benjamin Espen Feb 27, 2024

Applied Topology and Dante

Robert Ghrist sounds like my kinda guy. His area of expertise is almost completely over my head [applied topology], but he likes all things medieval, and is a fan of G. K. Chesterton. His passion in life is to apply unused mathematical discoveries to practical problems, including the coverage sensor
Benjamin Espen Sep 13, 2010

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