Which literary period did Frye focus on the most?
Romantic
Modernist
Victorian
Classical
Answer
Romantic. Frye's primary focus was on the Romantic period in English literature, particularly the works of William Blake, William Wordsworth, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He believed that Romanticism represented a significant shift in literary thought, characterized by an emphasis on imagination, emotion, and the individual experience. Frye's influential work, "Anatomy of Criticism," explores the archetypal patterns and structures found in Romantic literature.
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