NORTHROP FRYE EN EL CENTENARIO DE SU NACIMIENTO 1912-2012
David Amezcua Gómez
Resumen
Se describen y analizan algunas de las líneas maestras que articulan la teoría literaria de Northrop Frye. Se pretende así llevar a cabo una revisión y valoración de sus propuestas teorico-críticas desde una perspectiva contemporánea, atendiendo además al hecho de que en este año se celebra el centenario de su nacimiento (1912-2012). Por otro lado, se presta atención a algunas de las obras más emblemáticas del autor, como por ejemplo Anatomy of Criticism (1957), The Secular Scripture (1976), y The Great Code (1982). Además, se apunta al hecho de que, el conjunto de la obra de Frye forma una suerte de unidad tipológica que reproduce, de alguna manera, la misma unidad que, según Frye, conecta las escrituras sagrada y secular. Igualmente, se presenta la obra de Frye como una crítica creativa con una clara orientación literaria, así como con una base retórica. Por último, se señalan algunas sendas críticas, por las que la poética de Frye parece transitar, que se alejan de las percepciones tradicionales o convencionales de su obra, y que sugieren futuras lecturas e interpretaciones de su obra que puedan enriquecer los estudios literarios contemporáneos.
ABSTRACT
This article presents some axial lines underlying Northrop Frye’s literary theory. Moreover, the article is presented as a reappraisal of his critical and theoretical proposals from a contemporary point of view. We are taking into account, as well, the fact that 2012 is a significant year due to the celebration of the centenary of Frye’s birth. We have paid a special attention to three major works, which are the Anatomy of Criticism (1957), The Secular Scripture (1976) and The Great Code (1982). On the other hand, it is suggested that Northrop Frye’s critical work constitutes a sort of typological unity, which is modeled on the unity that Frye finds between the so called Secular Scripture and the Scriptures (Bible). We also suggest a literary side as well as a rhetorical basis in Frye’s work, which lead us to consider his criticism as a sort of creative criticism. Finally, it is suggested that Frye’s poetics seems to go along critical paths other than the ones we have traditionally and conventionally assumed in the past. In this sense, we suggest and encourage new approaches to his criticism that may enrich our perception of Frye’s work.
ABSTRACT
This article presents some axial lines underlying Northrop Frye’s literary theory. Moreover, the article is presented as a reappraisal of his critical and theoretical proposals from a contemporary point of view. We are taking into account, as well, the fact that 2012 is a significant year due to the celebration of the centenary of Frye’s birth. We have paid a special attention to three major works, which are the Anatomy of Criticism (1957), The Secular Scripture (1976) and The Great Code (1982). On the other hand, it is suggested that Northrop Frye’s critical work constitutes a sort of typological unity, which is modeled on the unity that Frye finds between the so called Secular Scripture and the Scriptures (Bible). We also suggest a literary side as well as a rhetorical basis in Frye’s work, which lead us to consider his criticism as a sort of creative criticism. Finally, it is suggested that Frye’s poetics seems to go along critical paths other than the ones we have traditionally and conventionally assumed in the past. In this sense, we suggest and encourage new approaches to his criticism that may enrich our perception of Frye’s work.
Crítica literaria; Northrop Frye; interpretación tipológica; Escritura Secular; Biblia.Literary criticism; Northrop Frye; typological interpretation; secular scripture; scriptures (Bible)
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