CBC Massey Lectures: The Educated Imagination (Paperback)

from Bcteagirl

This short book is a literary criticism of sorts. It is written in a very informal/lecture type tone which means that people who like to read but are not english majors (like me!) can easily read it. It is broken down into six short 'lectures'. Frye starts by discussing three uses of language (ge...

from heggiep

A nice, short reminder of the importance of language, literature and, well, an educated imagination. Onward to 2022's reading list!

from jharlton

A succinct look at why imagination is important in language and other aspects of our lives. I found myself copying down quotes constantly. Frye has a way of forming a few clear sentences for broad, important topics, making his writing easy to read and quite striking. What he says resonates profou...

from Laurenbdavis

Northrop Frye, who passed away in 1991, was one of the great minds of literary criticism and theory. THE EDUCATED IMAGINATION is comprised of his six Massey Lectures, which he read over the CBC in 1962. These lectures present key concepts from Frye's ANATOMY OF CRITICISM: FOUR ESSAYS. The book ex...

from vpfluke

I've a always liked the literary analysis of Northrop Frye. I don't think he ever forgot his roots as a Presbyterian ministers. One can see this particularly in the "The Great Code", a fascinating probe into the meaning of the Bible. "The Educated Imagination" is something of a precursor to it. t...