Anatomy of criticism : four essays / [print]
[Northrop Frye] ; edited by Robert D. Denham.
- Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [(c)2006.
- lxxii, 450 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Collected works of Northrop Frye ; v. 22 .
- Frye, Northrop. 1996 ; Works. v. 22. .
Polemical introduction First essay. Historical criticism : theory of modes Fictional modes : introduction Tragic fictional modes Comic fictional modes Thematic modes Second essay. Ethical criticism : theory of symbols Introduction Literal and descriptive phases : symbol as motif and sign Formal phase : symbol as image Mythical phase : symbol as archetype Anagogic phase : symbol as monad Third essay. Archetypal criticism : theory of myths Introduction Theory of archetypal meaning (1) : apocalyptic imagery Theory of archetypal meaning (2) : demonic imagery Theory of archetypal meaning (3) : analogical imagery Theory of mythos : introduction The mythos of spring : comedy The mythos of summer : romance The mythos of autumn : tragedy The mythos of winter : irony and satire Fourth essay. Rhetorical criticism : theory of genres Introduction The rhythm of recurrence : epos The rhythm of continuity : prose The rhythm of decorum : drama The rhythmn of association : lyric Specific forms of drama Specific thematic forms : lyric and epos Specific continuous forms : prose fiction Specific encyclopedic forms The rhetoric of nonliterary prose Tenative conclusion Glossary Appendix 1. Editions, translations, and audio forms of Anatomy of Criticism Appendix 2. Title pages of translations of Anatomy of criticism Emendations.