| Words with Power: Being a Second Study the Bible and Literature Contributor(s): Frye, Northrop (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156983656 ISBN-13: 9780156983655 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $18.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1992 Annotation: Frye continues his exploration, begun in The Great Code, of the influence of Biblical themes and forms of expression on Western literature, with discussions of authors ranging from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Yeats and Eliot. Frye identifies four key elements found in the Bible-the mountain, the garden, the cave, and the furnace-and describes how they recur in later secular writings. Indices. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Religion |
| Dewey: 809 |
| LCCN: 90039460 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.95 lbs) 372 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Frye continues his exploration, begun in The Great Code, of the influence of Biblical themes and forms of expression on Western literature, with discussions of authors ranging from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Yeats and Eliot. Frye identifies four key elements found in the Bible-the mountain, the garden, the cave, and the furnace-and describes how they recur in later secular writings. Indices. |
Contributor Bio(s): Frye, Northrop: - Northrop Frye (1912-1991) was professor emeritus at Victoria College, University of Toronto, and the author of many books on literary theory and criticism. |