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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... descent myths there is some formidable enemy- Minotaur or dragon or demon like Asmodeus - to be fought and overcome , and frequently this enemy is blocking the goal of the descent . The goal is often , in popular romance espe- cially ...
... descent myths there is some formidable enemy- Minotaur or dragon or demon like Asmodeus - to be fought and overcome , and frequently this enemy is blocking the goal of the descent . The goal is often , in popular romance espe- cially ...
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... descent so destructive to the narrator . Sylvie begins with both a reference to Apuleius and the phrase " ivory tower " ( Song of Songs 7 : 4 ) , which is used here as a symbol of ascending vision , a long way removed from the vulgar ...
... descent so destructive to the narrator . Sylvie begins with both a reference to Apuleius and the phrase " ivory tower " ( Song of Songs 7 : 4 ) , which is used here as a symbol of ascending vision , a long way removed from the vulgar ...
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... descent , and substitute for it a renewal of depen- dence on parental projections . In many of these descent narratives , as well as in most tragedies , one of the most persistent conventions is the use of omens , portents , or some ...
... descent , and substitute for it a renewal of depen- dence on parental projections . In many of these descent narratives , as well as in most tragedies , one of the most persistent conventions is the use of omens , portents , or some ...
Contents
Sequence and Mode | 3 |
Concern and Myth | 30 |
Identity and Metaphor | 63 |
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