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- “The Motive for Metaphor.” Frye begins by exploring the relation of language and literature. “What is the relation of English as the mother tongue to English as a literature?”
- “The Singing School”The literary motive–the “impulse to identify human and natural worlds” (p. 39)–creates metaphors of objects we encounter in space and myths of relations over time.
- “Giants in Time” Moving from metaphor and myth, Frye turns to literary symbolism, where he finds his answer to the question, “What kind of reality does literature have?”
- “The Keys to Dreamland” Frye now deals with the respective claims of the reader and writer, the producer and consumer of literature. “We need two powers in literature,” he says, “a power to create and a power to understand” (p.
The Educated Imagination. Northrop Frye. 4.13. 1,630 ratings191 reviews. Addressed to educators as well as the general reader, this important yet lively and readable book explores the value and uses of literature and its study in our scientific age, and offers a broad program for the teaching of literature in elementary and secondary schools.
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Sep 19, 2009 · How to educate the imagination: —Bible; classical mythology —structure of the literary forms: tragedy, comedy, irony, romance —other languages; other arts —relation of literature to other subjects (philosophy, history, social sciences, etc.). How does Frye’s program for the education of the imagination conform to your own reading ...
Frye notes that the imagination, as an intermediary between the emotions and the intellect, provides the basis of social life, thus reiterating a point from his first lecture. The educated imagination knows what to make of advertising; indeed, says Frye, "Our reaction to advertising is really a form of literary criticism" (p. 138).
Written by Bookey. About the book. In The Educated Imagination, celebrated literary critic Northrop Frye invites readers on a transformative journey through the power of the human imagination.
Jan 1, 2002 · Northrop Frye. House of Anansi, Jan 1, 2002 - Literary Criticism - 100 pages. "What good is the study of literature? Does it help us think more clearly, or feel more sensitively, or live a better...
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The Educated Imagination - Study Guide. A Study Guide to the Critical Perspectives of Northrop Frye is a detailed overview of Frye's ideas hosted at St. John's College High school.
