Title A glorious and terrible life with you : selected correspondence of Northrop Frye and Helen Kemp, 1932-1939 / selected and edited by Margaret Burgess from the edition prepared by Robert D. Denham

Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xxxvii, 426 pages) : illustrations Contents Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Summer of 1932 -- Summer of 1933 -- Summer of 1934 -- 1934�1935 -- 1936�1937 -- 1938�1939 -- Abbreviations -- Directory of People Mentioned in the Correspondence Summary "Northrop Frye's status as one of the most influential critics and intellectuals of the twentieth century makes it difficult to gauge the personal qualities of the man behind the work. However, an intimate picture is revealed through the correspondence Frye exchanged with his first wife, Helen Kemp, and which he bequeathed to Victoria University at the time of his death. In A Glorious and Terrible Life with You, Margaret Burgess presents the essential narrative at the heart of the correspondence, focusing on the thoughts, feelings, and formative experiences of the two central protagonists as they chronicle both their own intertwined voyages of growth and discovery and the central events of their time." "Bringing to life their interactions with families and friends, their educational milieu, and the significant cultural and historical currents of the 1930s, these letters show both Frye and Kemp engaging with and contributing to the unique cultural climate of the period. Rich and compelling, they exemplify the wonderful eloquence and vitality of spirit that is evident throughout the correspondence. A Glorious and Terrible Life with You is a touching and highly revealing account of the relationship between two kindred spirits and remarkable minds." "Lavishly illustrated, this new edition includes family photographs and original graphics by both Helen Kemp and her father, S.H.F. Kemp, mostly dating from his own student days at the University of Toronto."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 7, 2016) Subject Frye, Northrop -- Correspondence Frye, Helen Kemp, 1910-1986 -- Correspondence SUBJECT Frye, Helen Kemp, 1910-1986 fast Frye, Northrop fast Frye, Northrop 1912-1991 gnd Kemp, Helen 1910-1986 gnd Frye, Northrop. swd Kemp, Helen. swd Subject Critics -- Canada -- Correspondence LITERARY CRITICISM -- Semiotics & Theory. Critics Canada Genre/Form Personal correspondence Form Electronic book Author Denham, Robert D Frye, Helen Kemp, 1910-1986. Burgess, Margaret, 1949- LC no. 2008360720 ISBN 9781442683976 144268397X

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