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The great code

Northrop Frye

1982261 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1982
first published
  • 1982Academic Press Canada · 261 pages · ENGISBN 9780774701341
  • 1982Academic Press · 261 pages
  • 1983Harcourt Brace Jovanovich · 261 pages · ENGISBN 9780156364805
  • 1986SUNISBN 9789061682493
  • 1990Penguin Books · 261 pages · ENGISBN 9780140129281
  • 2002Harvest/HBJ Book · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9780156027809

"A world-renowned critic and scholar examines the continuing cultural importance of the Bible as the single most important influence in the imaginative tradition of Western art and literature. Frye rejects both dogmatic and literal interpretations while celebrating the uniqueness of the Bible as distinct from all other epics and sacred texts. His highly original analysis shows the Bible as redeeming history with a visionary poetic perspective that complements science in the understanding of man's nature."--Book cover.

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