Words with Power: Being a Second Study of "the Bible and Literature"Frye continues his exploration, begun in The Great Code, of the influence of Biblical themes and forms of expression on Western literature, with discussions of authors ranging from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Yeats and Eliot. Frye identifies four key elements found in the Bible-the mountain, the garden, the cave, and the furnace-and describes how they recur in later secular writings. Indices. |
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... CHAPTER ONE : Sequence and Mode CHAPTER TWO : Concern and Myth ix xi 3 CHAPTER three : Identity and Metaphor CHAPTER FOUR : Spirit and Symbol 335 30 63 97 PART TWO : Variations on a Theme Prefatory Note 139 CHAPTER FIVE : First ...
... CHAPTER ONE : Sequence and Mode CHAPTER TWO : Concern and Myth ix xi 3 CHAPTER three : Identity and Metaphor CHAPTER FOUR : Spirit and Symbol 335 30 63 97 PART TWO : Variations on a Theme Prefatory Note 139 CHAPTER FIVE : First ...
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... chapter . If we em- phasize the art of literature rather than the fact that it uses words , we have to start with a common - sense practical dis- tinction that indicates an area of words different from other areas , even though there is ...
... chapter . If we em- phasize the art of literature rather than the fact that it uses words , we have to start with a common - sense practical dis- tinction that indicates an area of words different from other areas , even though there is ...
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... chapter of Genesis , and if it did it would contradict the tone of God's general satisfaction with his creative efforts . However , such a story very soon develops as the narrative proceeds . This is the story of the rebel angels , the ...
... chapter of Genesis , and if it did it would contradict the tone of God's general satisfaction with his creative efforts . However , such a story very soon develops as the narrative proceeds . This is the story of the rebel angels , the ...
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Sequence and Mode | 3 |
Concern and Myth | 30 |
Identity and Metaphor | 63 |
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