Book Launch – “Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye: Apocalypse and Alchemy” by B.W. Powe

15 Oct 2014 - 17:30 / 15 Oct 2014 - 19:30

Northrop Frye Centre, Victoria College
73 Queen’s Park Crescent
Toronto

You are invited to the launch of Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye: Apocalypse and Alchemy by B.W. Powe, which we are presenting with University of Toronto Press and Pages UnBound at Victoria College, University of Toronto (73 Queen’s Park Crescent East),  on Wednesday, October 15th. Doors open at 5pm. The program begins at 5:30pm.  Space is limited.

Please RSVP  here

Two of Canada’s central cultural figures, Marshall McLuhan and Northrop Frye are rarely seen as sharing the same path. Their eloquent but antagonistic public responses to each other’s work testify to a professional rivalry and underscore the legend of competing theoretical tribes. In the first sustained comparison of their work, B.W Powe calls into question this popular conception by revealing a curious harmony between the careers and output of these twin intellectual giants.

After delivering a multi-media presentation, B.W. Powe will be interviewed onstage by the award-winning author and critic Philip Marchand. There will be a Q&A with the audience and a licensed reception.

Books will be available for purchase at the event from Pages UnBound.