A Natural Perspective Quotes

“If the general shape and structure of the story is prescribed in advance, then—this is our second critical principle—all the literary merits of the story, the wit in the dialogue, the liveliness of the characterization, and the like, are a technical tour de force. They illustrate the author's rhetorical skill in working within his conventions.”
― Northrop Frye, A Natural Perspective: The Development of Shakespearean Comedy and Romance