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Northrop Frye

Definition: Northrop Frye

Northrop Frye

Noun

1. Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Northrop Frye

Synonyms: Frye (n), Herman Northrop Frye (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Northrop Frye

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Northrop Frye (July 14, 1912 - 1991) was one of the most distinguished literary critics of the 20th century.

Born Herman Northrop Frye in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, he spent his entire career, including his undergraduate days, at Victoria College, University of Toronto. Internationally recognized for his work on William Blake, literary theory, and cultural and social criticism, he was the recipient of some 39 honorary degrees. His Anatomy of Criticism remains one of the most important works of 20th Century criticism. Here is a list of his books, including the volumes in the Collected Works of Northrop Frye, an ongoing project under the editorship of Alvin A. Lee.

Works by Northrop Frye

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Northrop Frye."

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Crosswords: Northrop Frye

English words defined with "Northrop Frye": Herman Northrop Frye. (references)

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Modern Usage: Northrop Frye

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

The Scholar in Society: Northrop Frye in Conversation (1984)

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Commercial Usage: Northrop Frye

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Books

  • Northrop Frye on Shakespeare (reference)

  • Northrop Frye, Myth and Metaphor: Selected Essays, 1974-1988 (reference)

  • The Legacy of Northrop Frye (reference)

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Periodicals

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Expression: Northrop Frye

Expression using "Northrop Frye": Herman Northrop Frye. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Northrop Frye

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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Anagrams: Northrop Frye

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-f-h-n-o-o-p-r-r-r-t-y"

-4 letters: erythron, orthoepy.

-5 letters: entropy, foretop, fronter, heronry, honorer, horrent, hyperon, norther, oophyte, orphrey, poofter, proofer, refront, reproof, torrefy, trooper, typhoon.

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Alternative Orthography: Northrop Frye


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Expressions
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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