The great code

Description

"A world-renowned critic and scholar examines the continuing cultural importance of the Bible as the single most important influence in the imaginative tradition of Western art and literature. Frye rejects both dogmatic and literal interpretations while celebrating the uniqueness of the Bible as distinct from all other epics and sacred texts. His highly original analysis shows the Bible as redeeming history with a visionary poetic perspective that complements science in the understanding of man's nature."--Book cover.

First Sentence

A sacred book is normally written with at least the concentration of poetry, so that, like poetry, it is closely involved with the conditions of its language.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Collected works of Northrop Frye -- v. 19

Other Editions

• The great code: the Bible and literatureUniversity of Toronto Press2006-01-01
• The great codeHarcourt Brace Jovanovich1982-01-01
• The great codeAcademic Press1982-01-01
• The great codeHarcourt Brace Jovanovich1983-01-01
• The great codeHarcourt Brace Jovanovich1983-01-01
• The great codeHarcourt1983-01-01