Northrop Frye's uncollected prose / edited by Robert D. Denham.

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Northrop Frye's Uncollected Prose offers valuable insight into Frye's early life, his research methodology, and thought process, and is further proof of the remarkable depth and range of his work.

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A voluminous anthology of the Canadian literary critic's heretofore unpublished notebooks, interviews, and other writings, this volume enhances readers' insight into Frye's monumental contribution to Western letters. Arranged in chronological order, these 21 writings unveil Frye's unguarded opinions and assessments of the some of the major literatures of the English-speaking world. Grounded primarily in the literature of Canada and England, these writings propound on topics such as the symbolic meaning of color, poetics, communication and the arts, and the selected works of Sir Walter Scott. Edited by Denham (Roanoke College) with deft assurance and veneration for its subject, the volume provides a gadfly's view of the scholar's critical process while showcasing his selected deconstructions in an effort to round out Frye's extensive contributions. Though as valuable to the field as any of his other works--most notable among them Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake (1947)--the works collected here are dense and should be considered as companion writings to the scholar's other works. The book is relevant only insofar as readers possess a firm, assured foundation in Frye's work. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. --Jarrett Neal, Aurora University