Northrop Frye's Uncollected Prose

"The pieces in Northrop Frye's Uncollected Prose are interesting, informative, and often amusing. They range from Frye's diary entries as a student to his self-presentation as a university administrator and a widely known literary critic, from the earliest formulations of his ideas to retrospective reflections on his published texts, and from literary to socio-political subjects." -- Angela Esterhammer, Principal, Victoria College in the University of Toronto "An interesting and important coda to the mass of Frye's writings brought to publication in the Collected Works, this collection provides useful insight into his thought processes, his research and writing procedures, and his early work on such important volumes as The Educated Imagination and The Secular Scripture." -- Glen Robert Gill, Department of Classics and Humanities, Montclair State University

Northrop Frye’s Uncollected Prose offers valuable insight into Frye’s early life, his research methodology, and thought process, and is further proof of the remarkable depth and range of his work.

Northrop Frye’s Uncollected Prose, which features twenty-one pieces in the form of notes, prefaces, reviews, and talks, is the latest addition to the impressive body of writing by and about Frye. Among the highlights of the collection are Frye’s “Notes on Romance,” written in preparation for the lectures that eventually became The Secular Scripture; a newly discovered early notebook, parts of which may date from his second year as an undergraduate at Victoria College; and a pair of previously unavailable interviews. Expertly introduced by Robert D. Denham, one of the leading editors of Frye’s papers, Northrop Frye’s Uncollected Prose offers valuable insight into Frye’s early life, his research methodology, and thought process, and is further proof of the remarkable depth and range of his work.