FRYE AND THE WORD Religious Contexts in the Writings of This page intentionally left blank FRYE AND THE WORD Religious Contexts in the Writings of Northrop Fn/e

Edited by JEFFERY DONALDSON and ALAN MENDELSON

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Frye Studies

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Frye and the Word : religious contexts in the writings of Northrop Frye / edited by Jeffery Donaldson and Alan Mendelson. (Frye studies) Papers presented at a conference held at McMaster University in May 2000. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8020-8813-9 1. Frye, Northrop, 1912-1991 - Religion. 2. Frye, Northrop, 1912-1991 - Criticism and interpretation. I. Donaldson, Jeffery, 1960- II. Mendelson, Alan III. Series. PN75.F7F79 2003 801'.95'092 C2003-903213-2

This book has been published with the help of a grant from the DeGroote Trust for the Collected Works of Northrop Frye at McMaster University.

University of Toronto Press acknowledges the financial assistance to its publishing program of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Arts Council.

University of Toronto Press acknowledges the financial support for its publishing activities of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP). A lattice shattered: the abounding light Pierced by Light: Your constantly begun Creature overthrown as you ignite The chosen living image of the sun: Before which summoned blinded, to suffice We must surpass Your Presence and foresee Our myriad, determinate, precise Accident of Man; that He should be The brightness of the shadow that You throw Reflected, in the mortal balance weighed: The least we understand, the most we know Of Human form Identified, displayed As metaphor, prophetic and divined: Mind being Metaphor: Man being Mind.

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