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Not the commenter you responded to, but Northrup Frye at the very least tried to take a systematic approach to literary theory, using Aristotle as a model. I wo
by karaterobot 6y ago
Not the commenter you responded to, but Northrup Frye at the very least tried to take a systematic approach to literary theory, using Aristotle as a model. I would like to peek into the parallel universe in which his approach in the Anatomy of Criticism (1957) became as widely adopted as, e.g. deconstructionism.
- tlholaday 6y agoYes, many instances of modern literary criticism come to mind, such as Ben Jonson's commentary on the works of Shakespeare, his friend, producer, and cast member; Cervantes' analysis embedded in Quixote and Sheridan's analysis embedded in Tristram Shandy; Tolstoy's What Is Art; etc. My impression remains that during the period between Poetics and, oh, Canterbury Tales, the great thinkers didn't publish anything about Narrative. Thanks for the Northrop Frye tip!