WashingtonSurviving the era of ’tantrum style’ politicsJohn Geddes: As Trump keeps going lower, out-of-fashion theorist Northrop Frye explains all the shrieking—and even shows a way past it to democratic renewal
OttawaOn Trump’s pure ego and that ’beautiful piece of chocolate cake’The timeless literary criticism of Northrop Frye makes sense of the president’s odd, clichéd ’tantrum style’ of public speaking
ArtsFrye saw Antony and Cleopatra’s air ’thick with information’Making it Shakespeare’s perfect play for the 21st century
OttawaDickens at 200: still the best we’ve got on being poorHis way of forcing the reader to see and smell the squalor of 19th century England is still unmatched in its moral force
GeneralDid Ottawa spy on Northrop Frye?Canadian academic once targeted by RCMP Security Service because of his left-wing politics
OttawaThe compelling pathos of being a princeI’ve never much liked the atmosphere surrounding royal visits. The anxiety many Canadians seem to feel about putting on a good...
On CampusAcademic ‘crisis’ avertedA plan to dismantle Northrop Frye founded Centre for Comparative literature has been shelved--for now
On Campus‘Academic vandalism’Proposal to shut down prestigious comparative literature program at U of T draws international rebuke
OttawaA late note on Samara’s list of best Canadian political booksI’m arriving very late to the party over at Samara , where they took on the fun task of drawing up a list of Canada’s best...