ABSTRACT

Nortrop Frye differed from other theorists of myth in tracing all of the major literary genres--romance, comedy, satire, not just tragedy--to myth and ritual. This volume is the most thorough presentation of his thinking on the subject.

chapter |12 pages

Life and Works

chapter |10 pages

Spengler

chapter |9 pages

The Rhythm of Romance

chapter |12 pages

Myth and Culture

chapter |9 pages

Cassirer and the Anatomy

chapter |12 pages

The Forces of Convention

chapter |7 pages

Jung and Frye

chapter |9 pages

Circle of Story Types

chapter |9 pages

Ricoeur and Frye on Myth