Rereading Frye (Paperback)

David V. Boyd

ISBN 10: 0802080944 / ISBN 13: 9780802080943

Published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1999

About this Item

Paperback. Following Northrop Frye's death in 1991, a large archive of his correspondence, unpublished criticism, and notebooks was deposited with the Victoria University Library at the University of Toronto. This collection of essays, written by a distinguished group of Frye experts, begins the process of reassessing Frye's thought and writings in light of the extraordinary material contained in this archive.The eight essays included here illuminate in new and significant ways both Frye's critical theories and their philosophical underpinnings. They show that Frye's was a many-sided and yet strikingly consistent process of meditation that was not fully reflected in his published works, for all their adventurous scope and brilliance. This impressive collection highlights the continuing relevance of Frye's ideas and gives a broader sense of his writing and his achievement. This collection of essays begins the process of reassessing Frye's thought and writings in light of extraordinary, unpublished material contained in archives at the Victoria University Library, University of Toronto. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rereading Frye (Paperback)
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Toronto
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802080944
• ISBN 13: 9780802080943
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Following Northrop Frye's death in 1991, a large archive of his correspondence, unpublished criticism, and notebooks was deposited with the Victoria University Library at the University of Toronto. This collection of essays, written by a distinguished group of Frye experts, begins the process of reassessing Frye's thought and writings in light of the extraordinary material contained in this archive.

The eight essays included here illuminate in new and significant ways both Frye's critical theories and their philosophical underpinnings. They show that Frye's was a many-sided and yet strikingly consistent process of meditation that was not fully reflected in his published works, for all their adventurous scope and brilliance.

This impressive collection highlights the continuing relevance of Frye's ideas and gives a broader sense of his writing and his achievement.

About the Author

David Boyd is Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Newcastle, Australia. Imre Salusinszky is an editorial writer with the national daily newspaper The Australian.