literary repetition

In chapter two of Northrop Frye's The Educated Imagination, Frye talks about how all literature is very common. He states that all present day literature can be related loosely to the themes and plots of Greek mythology and other ancient literature. " literature can only derive its forms from itself"(22) i agree with Frye when he states this. I too believe that all literature although having its individuality it based on previous literature, I also believe this is very apparent in music throughout the ages the repetition is very noticeable. Frye really brings the theme of not being able to be a complete human being by oneself which relates to literature not being literature without the help of previous literature, when he states that " A writer's desire to write can only have come from previous experience of literature, and he'll start by imitating what ever he's read, which usually means what the people around him are writing" (19)