Reading The World : Selected Writings, 1935-1976 / edited by Northrop Frye and Robert D. Denham

Contributor(s):

Denham, Robert D

Language: English Publication details: New York P. Lang 1990Description: xvi, 416 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780820412146

Subject(s):

Arts

DDC classification:

700 FRY

Summary: Reading the World is a collection of eighty of Northrop Frye's essays, reviews, editorials, sermons, addresses, and other occasional pieces. Half of the selections were originally published in the Canadian Forum; twelve are published here for the first time. The book reveals one of the most extraordinary minds of our time engaging a wide range of political, social, artistic, religious, educational, literary, and critical questions. What emerges from the whole is a deeply moral vision rooted in the values of social democracy and an expansive imaginative vision committed to understanding the products of culture.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Reference	Anna Centenary Library 6TH FLOOR, B WING	700 FRY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	218995

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Reading the World is a collection of eighty of Northrop Frye's essays, reviews, editorials, sermons, addresses, and other occasional pieces. Half of the selections were originally published in the Canadian Forum; twelve are published here for the first time. The book reveals one of the most extraordinary minds of our time engaging a wide range of political, social, artistic, religious, educational, literary, and critical questions. What emerges from the whole is a deeply moral vision rooted in the values of social democracy and an expansive imaginative vision committed to understanding the products of culture.

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