The Educated Imagination (Midland Book) - Softcover

Northrop Frye

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9780253200884: The Educated Imagination (Midland Book)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0253200881 ISBN 13: 9780253200884
Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1964

Synopsis

Addressed to educators and general readers―the "consumers of literature" from all walks of life―this important new book explores the value and uses of literature in our time. Dr. Frye offers, in addition, challenging and stimulating ideas for the teaching of literature at lower school levels, designed both to promote an early interest and to lead the student to the knowledge and kaleidoscopic experience found in the study of literature.

Dr. Frye's proposals for the teaching of literature include an early emphasis on poetry, the "central and original literary form," intensive study of the Bible, as literature, and the Greek and Latin classics, as these embody all the great enduring themes of western man, and study of the great literary forms: tragedy and comedy, romance and irony.

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From the Back Cover

Addressed to educators as well as the general reader, this important yet lively and readable book explores the value and uses of literature and its study in our scientific age, and offers a broad program for the teaching of literature in elementary and secondary schools.

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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Publication date
1964
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0253200881
ISBN 13 
9780253200884
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
160
Rating
  • 4.11 out of 5 stars
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