“Those who are concerned with the arts are often asked questions, not always sympathetic ones, about the use or value of what they are doing. It is probably impossible to answer such questions directly, or at any rate to answer the people who ask them.”
This seminal book delves into the theoretical underpinnings of literary criticism, analyzing various critical approaches and their implications for the study of literature. more
Northrop Frye was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, renowned for his extensive work on the Bible, mythology, and the literary imagination. His theories have had a significant impact on the field of literary criticism and have influenced many scholars and critics. more
“Literature is not a subject of study, but an object of study.”
“Read Blake or go to hell, that's my message to the modern world.”
“So why is the sex barrier not taken as seriously as the racial one?”