Quote by: Northrop Frye

In our day the conventional element in literature is elaborately disguised by a law of copyright pretending that every work of art is an invention distinctive enough to be patented.


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Author Bio


  • NameNorthrop Frye
  • DescriptionCanadian literary critic and literary theorist
  • BornJuly 14, 1912
  • DiedJanuary 23, 1991
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionWriter; Philosopher; Educationist; Cleric
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Molson Prize; Companion Of The Order Of Canada