The Educated ImaginationIndiana University Press, 22 gen 1964 - 160 pagine Addressed to educators and general readers—the "consumers of literature" from all walks of life—this important new book explores the value and uses of literature in our time. Dr. Frye offers, in addition, challenging and stimulating ideas for the teaching of literature at lower school levels, designed both to promote an early interest and to lead the student to the knowledge and kaleidoscopic experience found in the study of literature. |
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... hero . It was told about a Mesopotamian king long before there was any Bible ; it was told of Perseus in Greek legend ; then it passed into literature with Euripides ' play Ion ; then it was used by Plautus and Terence and other writers ...
... heroes of the old myths fade away and give place to people like ourselves . In Shakespeare we can still have heroes who can see ghosts and talk in magnificent poetry , but by the time we get to Beckett's Waiting for Godot they're ...
... hero , much larger than life . Achilles is more than what any man could be , because he's also what a man wishes he could be , and he does what most men would do if they were strong enough . He's not a portrait of an individual hero ...
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THE SINGING SCHOOL | 35 |
GIANTS IN TIME | 59 |
THE KEYS TO DREAMLAND | 83 |
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