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Northrop Frye, literary theorist

A seated statue of Northrop Frye at Victoria College, University of Toronto, photographed in 2018.
A seated statue of Northrop Frye at Victoria College, University of Toronto, photographed in 2018. Northrop Frye sitting on a bench at the University of Toronto · Maksim Sokolov (maxergon.com) · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Northrop Frye (1912–1991), based at Victoria College, University of Toronto, from 1939 to 1991, was a pre-eminent literary theorist and critic. His systematic study of the myths and symbols underlying literature, and his work on the Bible as literature, had significant international influence, and his idea of a “garrison mentality” shaped English-Canadian literature.

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His scholarly significance, not a full bibliography.

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Northrop Frye (1912-1991) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text