The Double Vision: Language and Meaning in Religion
The publication in 1982 of Northrop Frye's The Great Code: The Bible and Literature was a literary event of major significance. Frye took what he called 'a fresh and firsthand look' at the Bible and analysed it as a literary critic, exploring its relation to Western literature and its impact on the creative imagination. Through an examination of such key aspects of language as myth, metaphor, and rhetoric he conveyed to the reader the results of his own encounter with the Bible and his...
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'Dr. Frye's treatment of the Bible as metaphor and myth frees the imagination and expands one's vision of what an intentional committed life can be.'BooknewsThe last work by the great literary scholar (1912-1991) reflects his lifelong preoccupations with literature, myth, and the creative imagination, as well as the lucidity of his thought and writing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
\ BooknewsThe last work by the great literary scholar (1912-1991) reflects his lifelong preoccupations with literature, myth, and the creative imagination, as well as the lucidity of his thought and writing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
