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Northrop Frye

Northrop Frye (1912-1991) was Canada's leading literary critic and one of the world's leading theorists of society and the imagination. Among his twenty-three books, and more than three hundred articles and reviews, are classic studies such as Fearful Symmetry , Anatomy of Criticism , The Great Code , and Words With Power .

Personality Profile For Northrop Frye

Northrop Frye

The following is a personality profile of Northrop Frye based on his work.

Northrop Frye is shrewd and skeptical.

He is imaginative, he has a wild imagination. He is philosophical as well: he is open to and intrigued by new ideas and loves to explore them. But, Northrop Frye is also independent: he has a strong desire to have time to himself.

More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for self-expression.

He is also relatively unconcerned with tradition: he cares more about making his own path than following what others have done. Considers helping others to guide a large part of what he does: he thinks it is important to take care of the people around him.


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