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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
Northrop Frye on Heroic Modes of Action

Northrop Frye on Heroic Modes of Action

In this post, I'll isolate one specific part from Northrop Frye's Phase Space so that we can look at it in more detail. Let's turn to Frye's model of the mode of heroic action. Frye surveys literature over time, and he classifies
Benjamin Espen Jan 4, 2024

Number, Gender, and Case

From John D Cook comes this Grammar cheat sheet at Retinart. The opening warning reawakened in me a realization: Please Note I originally wrote this article for myself alone. It served as my way of learning the rules of language. The fact that it got some attention mostly bothers me,
Benjamin Espen Nov 19, 2010

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