Northrop Frye books in order
Canadian literary critic and literary theorist
- Lived
- 1912–1991
- Country
- Canada
- Books
- 40
Northrop Frye published 1 novel, 1 novella, 26 non-fiction books, 5 poetry collections, 1 play and 6 other books, beginning with Anatomy of Criticism (1957).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Northrop Frye
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Anatomy of Criticism
Northrop Frye's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
The Bush Garden: Essays on the Canadian Imagination (1971)
Novellas in order
The Educated Imagination (1963)
Non-fiction in order
Fearful Symmetry (1949)
Anatomy of Criticism (1957)
Myth and Symbol (1963)
T.S. Eliot (1963)
The Well-tempered Critic (1963)
Blake (1966)
Fools of Time (1967)
The Modern Century (1967)
The Morality of Scholarship (1967)
The Stubborn Structure (1970)
The Critical Path (1971)
The Secular Scripture (1973)
Spiritus Mundi (1976)
Northrop Frye on Culture and Literature (1978)
The Myth of Deliverance (1982)
The Harper Handbook to Literature (1985)
Northrop Frye on Shakespeare (1986)
On Education (1988)
A World in a Grain of Sand (1990)
Myth and Metaphor (1990)
The Double Vision (1991)
The Eternal Act of Creation (1993)
Writings on Education (2000)
Northrop Frye on Literature and Society, 1936-1989 (2002)
Northrop Frye Unbuttoned (2004)
Notebooks on Renaissance Literature (2006)
Poetry in order
The Return of Eden (1965)
The Bush Garden (1971)
The Practical Imagination (1980)
A Study of English Romanticism (1982)
Fables of Identity (1983)
Plays in order
A Natural Perspective (1965)
Other books in order
World Remade: Comedy (1940)
Romanticism Reconsidered (English Institute Essays) (1968)
Man the Mythmaker (1981)
The Great Code (1982)
Reading the World (1990)
Words with Power (1990)
About Northrop Frye
Herman Northrop Frye was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Northrop Frye FAQ
- How many books has Northrop Frye written?
- Northrop Frye published 1 novel, 1 novella, 26 non-fiction books, 5 poetry collections, 1 play and 6 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Northrop Frye's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Anatomy of Criticism.
- What is Northrop Frye's last book?
- The Eternal Act of Creation (1993).
- What is Northrop Frye's most famous book?
- Anatomy of Criticism (1957) is Northrop Frye's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.