The Secular Scripture: A Study of the Structure of Romance (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)

By Northrop Frye

Book Overview

"The most sophisticated study of popular culture, considered on a world scale, that we have yet had."--New Republic The acclaimed author of Anatomy of Criticism on the role of romance as a literary... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674796756
• ISBN13: 9780674796751
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Clear Explanation of Archetypal Theory

For the past couple of years, I have had an avid interest in Literary Criticism. I tend to be a traditionalist in this area, and so have a lot of respect for Northrop Frye, who was the last great proponent of an objective view of literature.Frye's most important work is The Anatomy of Criticism, which is very insightful, but can also be difficult to understand, especially for someone new to Critical Theory.Secular Scripture is an in-depth application of the theories presented in Anatomy of Criticism to one particular branch of literature: romance. As such, it relies more upon concrete examples than upon abstract reason, and is much easier to understand. If you are looking for a good introduction to archetypal theory in literature, this is probably the book for you.