Anatomy of Criticism

Name: Anatomy of Criticism
Author: Northrop Frye

by Northrop Frye

Systematic theory of literary forms, myths and archetypes in Western fiction

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Northrop Frye

Canadian literary critic whose Anatomy of Criticism is the most ambitious attempt to establish a systematic scientific account of literature. His archetypal approach to literary form influenced a generation of critics and teachers. He is the greatest Canadian intellectual of the 20th century.

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