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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... social mythology , with its own folklore and its own literary conventions , or what corresponds to them . The purpose of this mythology is to persuade us to accept our society's standards and values , to " ad- just " to it , as we say ...
... social mythology . People write this way when they want to sound as im- personal as possible , and the reason why they want to sound impersonal is that they want to suggest that the social machine they're operating , usually a govern ...
... society which changes rapidly , many things happen that frighten us or make us feel threatened . People who can do nothing but accept their social mythology can only try to huddle more closely together when they feel frightened or ...
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THE SINGING SCHOOL | 35 |
GIANTS IN TIME | 59 |
THE KEYS TO DREAMLAND | 83 |
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