Frye here is not rewriting myth as some assume. Her prolegomenon is intended to be read as fiction not autobiography.
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Prolegomenon
//ˌpɹoʊlɪˈɡɑmənɑn//
Synonyms for "prolegomenon" (50 found)
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11 translations across 9 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مُقَدِّمَة noun (prefatory discussion)
Bulgarian
1 entries- уводни бележки noun (prefatory discussion)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 前言 noun (prefatory discussion)
- 緒論 /绪论 noun (prefatory discussion)
Finnish
2 entries- johdanto noun (prefatory discussion)
- johdatus noun (prefatory discussion)
French
1 entries- prolégomènes noun (prefatory discussion)
German
1 entries- Prolegomenon noun (prefatory discussion)
Polish
1 entries- wstępna dyskusja noun (prefatory discussion)
Russian
1 entries- пролего́мен noun (prefatory discussion)
Welsh
1 entries- prolegomenon noun (prefatory discussion)
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This book is a critique of the order-maintenance approach to criminal justice, but it is also a prolegomenon to a new vision of punishment and criminal justice policy analysis.
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