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The Secular Scripture : A Study of the Structure of Romance (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)
The Secular Scripture A Study of the Structure of Romance - Charles Eliot Norton Lectures Author:Northrop Frye In this book Northrop Frye offers what he calls "a very brief and summary geography lesson in the mythological or imaginative universe." Focusing on romance, a literary mode often scorned by critics, he demonstrates how many simple stories treat a few archetypal themes or conform to one of several patterns. He also shows ho... more »w these stories, so treasured by the popular imagination, have as much to say about the human condition as any other literary genre.« less