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The Educated Imagination (Midland Books) by Northrop Frye is a education title available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Educated Imagination (Midland Books) about?

In the 1962 Massey Lectures, Northrop Frye writes: "What good is the study of literature? Does it help us to think more clearly or feel more sensitively or live a better life than we would without it? What is the function of the teacher and scholar or the person who calls himself, as I do, a literary critic? What difference does the study of literature make in our social or political or religious attitude? In my early days, I thought very little about such questions, not because I had any of the answers but because I assumed that anybody who asked them was naive. I think now that the simplest questions are not only the hardest to answer but the most important to ask..." With its relaxed, informal and frequently humorous style of presentation, The Educated Imagination is considered a more approachable introduction to Frye's work.

Who reads The Educated Imagination (Midland Books)?

It is typically read by teachers and faculty preparing courses and curriculum.

Common subject areas: education, pedagogy.

Author
Northrop Frye
Publisher
Bloomington: Indiana University Press
Published
1964
Language
EN
ISBN
9780253200884
Category
education
Subjects
Literary Fiction, History, Fiction
Rating
4.09 / 5 (605 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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