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Northrop Frye

1912 - 1991

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Herman Northrop Frye (July 14, 1912 – January 23, 1991) was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. Frye gained international fame with his first book, Fearful Symmetry (1947), which led to the reinterpretation of the poetry of William Blake. His lasting reputation rests principally on the theory of literary criticism that he developed in Anatomy of Criticism (1957), one of the most important works of literary theory published in the twentieth century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Northrop Frye has received more than 689,077 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Northrop Frye is the 1,017th most popular philosopher, the 253rd most popular biography from Canada (up from 281st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Northrop Frye ranks 1,017 out of 1,267. Before him are Heinrich Khunrath, Alfonso Reyes, Jacques Cujas, Pierre Lévy, Stanisław Staszic, and Zhang Binglin. After him are Friedrich Paulsen, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, Daniel Bensaïd, Derek Parfit, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, and Hegesias of Magnesia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Northrop Frye ranks 202. Before him are Khalid Bakdash, Luiz Gonzaga, Nihat Erim, Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg, Bayard Rustin, and John Frost. After him are Barbara Hutton, Kulyash Baiseitova, Vlastimil Kopecký, Carvalho Leite, Akram al-Hawrani, and Herluf Bidstrup. Among people deceased in 1991, Northrop Frye ranks 138. Before him are Viviane Romance, Colleen Dewhurst, Vasco Pratolini, Peggy Ashcroft, Ed Heinemann, and Guy Bourdin. After him are Dean Jagger, Gene Clark, Richard Speck, Elisaveta Bagriana, Curt Bois, and Johnny Thunders.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Northrop Frye ranks 253 out of 1,622. Before him are Gordon R. Dickson (1923), Paul Bley (1932), Linda Thorson (1947), Michael Wincott (1958), Roddy Piper (1954), and Lawrence Stroll (1959). After him are Barry Pepper (1970), Alexandra Stewart (1939), Mark Robson (1913), Walter Pidgeon (1897), Edward Routh (1831), and Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Canada

Among philosophers born in Canada, Northrop Frye ranks 5. Before him are Marshall McLuhan (1911), Charles Taylor (1931), Ian Stevenson (1918), and Ian Hacking (1936). After him are Patricia Churchland (1943), G. A. Cohen (1941), Bernard Lonergan (1904), Will Kymlicka (1962), Leonard Peikoff (1933), and Paul Churchland (1942).

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