”Is it possible that literature, especially poetry, is something that a scientific civilization like ours will eventually outgrow?” (p.11)
I think Frye means exactly what he says here, but it is rhetorical and he doesnt think that we will outgrow it. I tend to agree with him because in class today we discussed that without literature we would be missing something, just like without science our world would be completely different. I think that even though our society has moved away from more formal writing and poetry etc, when we read poetry we can relate to it still affects us in some way. This can relate to "The love of learning" because both men have a passion for english, both are speaking to students (this is how Frye said he was going to convey his message) and they both put a huge emphasis on literature and reading and the meaning behind it all.
I believe that there will always be a place for literature in our world. Literature, like music is an art. Can we imagine a world without music? Art and science are from the opposite spectrum, each having their place in our world. I believe we will never have one without the other. Both are a level of language as stated by Frye; one based on imagination and the other on practical sense.
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