The Modern Century

• Author(s): Northrop Frye,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 135
• ISBN_10: 019540873X
  ISBN_13: 9780195408737
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Modern / 20th Century / General , Literary Criticism / General , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... In this classic book, the resouces of an exceptional critic are brought to bear on questions of prime importance in modern life. Frye presents a brilliant array of ideas and observations on the methodology of our day and its central elements, alienation, and progress; the effects of anthology on the structured society; characteristics commonly associated with the `modern'; antisocial attitudes in modern culture; the role of the arts in informing the contemporary imagination; and finally the way in which the creative arts are absorbed into society through education.