Horace, in a particularly boastful mood, once said his verse would last as long as the vestal virgins kept going up the Capitoline Hill to worship at the temple of Jupiter. But Horace's poetry has lasted longer than Jupiter's religion, and Jupiter himself has only survived because he disappeared into literature.
-Northrop Frye
Select a background
More quotes by Northrop Frye
Popular Authors
A curated listing of popular authors.