Research Catalog

Title

Reading the world : selected writings, 1935-1976 / Northrop Frye ; edited by Robert D. Denham.

Author

Frye, Northrop

Publication

New York : P. Lang, 1990.

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Details

Additional Authors

Denham, Robert D.

Description

xvi, 416 p.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Arts
• Culture

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• I. On the Performing Arts: Current opera: a housecleaning (1935) ; Ballet Russe (1935) ; The Joos Ballet (1936) ; Frederick Delius (1936) ; Music and the savage beast (1938) ; The great Charlie (1941) ; Music in the movies (1942) ; The eternal tramp (1947) -- II. On Painting: Men as trees walking (1938) ; Canadian art in London (1939) ; Watercolor annual (1944) ; The pursuit of form (1948) ; Academy without walls (1961) ; The myth of light (1968) ; The Canadian scene: explorers and observers (1973) -- III. On Education: A liberal education (1945) ; Education and the Humanities (1947) ; The larger university (1958) ; The developing imagination (1963) ; The university of the world (1963) ; Education as immersion and struggle (1968) ; The community of freedom (1969) ; Universities and the deluge of Cant (1972) --^
• IV. On Criticism: Systematic criticism (1933) ; The Chicago critics (1954) ; Content with the form (1954) ; The transferability of literary concepts (1955) ; An indispensable book (1956) -- V. On Literature: A mixed bag (1942) ; A lovely evening (1943) ; Experimental writing (1944) ; Blake on trial again (1947) ; Turning new leaves: nursery rhymes (1952) ; Shakespeare and the modern world (1964) ; Literature and society (1968) ; William Blake (1971) -- VI. On Religion: The Church: its relation to society (1949) ; The analogy of democracy (1952) ; Religion and modern poetry (1959) -- VII. Sermons: The baccalaureate sermon (1967) ; Symbols (1968) ; All things made anew (1970) ; A leap in the dark (1971) ; Wisdom and knowledge (1973) ; Substance and evidence (1974) --^
• VIII. On Culture and Society: Wyndham Lewis: anti-Spenglerian (1936) ; War on the cultural front (1940) ; Reflections at a movie (1942) ; Turning new leaves: Ernst Jünger (1948) ; Dr. Kinsey and the dream censor (1950) ; Trends in modern culture (1952) ; Oswald Spengler (1955) ; Preserving human values (1961) ; America: true or false? (1969) ; Rear-view crystal ball (1970) ; Literature and the law (1970) ; The quality of life in the seventies (1972) ; Violence and television --^
• IX. Editorials: Undemocratic censorship (1946) ; Canadian authors meet (1946) ; Revenge or justice? (1946) ; Merry Christmas (1946) ; So many lost weekends (1947) ; Merry Christmas? (1947) ; Duncan Campbell Scott (1948) ; Gandhi (1948) ; Canadian Dreiser (1948) ; Dean of critics (1948) ; Merry Christmas (1948) ; Cardinal Mindszenty (1949) ; Culture and the cabinet (1949) ; The two camps (1949) ; Law and disorder (1949) ; To define true madness (1949) ; Nothing to fear but fear (1949) ; Merry Christmas (1949) ; George Orwell (1950) ; New liberties for old (1952) ; John D. Robins (1953) ; Regina vs. the World (1953).

ISBN

0820412147 :

LCCN

^^^90030545^

OCLC

21040600

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library