This collection of specially commissioned essays by experts in the field explores key dimensions of Robert Frost's poetry and life. Frost remains one of the most memorable and beguiling of modern poets. The essays in this volume enable readers to explore Frost's art and thought, from the controversies of his biography to his subtle reinvention of poetic and metric traditions. This volume will bring fresh perspectives to the poetry of an American master, and its chronology and guide to further reading will prove valuable to scholars and students alike.
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"...a useful introduction to one of America's greatest poets." Virginia Quarterly Review
"A 20-page treatment of Frost's metrics and versification is one of the best of its kind... important and highly recommended." CHOICE
"has collected 12 commendable essays on a range of topics...important and highly recommended as a present-day collection for undergraduate, graduate students, and general readers." CHOICE Jan 2002
"Provide[s] fresh persepctives and new insights, which is why scholars nad students alike will find the essays both informative and stimulating." Zeitschrift fuer Anglistik und Amerikanistik
"I was impressed by the evenness of the work, the insightful and incisive quality of the articles, which together amount to a judicious and sensitive treatment of the poet and his poetry. One of the most notable achievements of the essays is the fact that one never forgets in reading through them that Frost was first and foremost a craftsman of verse...I also commend the volume for its dedication to revealing for us the historical Frost...The delicate art of petry and Frost's vital metaphorical imaginiation come alive in the Cambridge Companion, and close attention to the book can make us better readers not only of Frost's poetry but of all poetry." The Robert Frost Review 2002
"A 20-page treatment of Frost's metrics and versification is one of the best of its kind... important and highly recommended." CHOICE
"has collected 12 commendable essays on a range of topics...important and highly recommended as a present-day collection for undergraduate, graduate students, and general readers." CHOICE Jan 2002
"Provide[s] fresh persepctives and new insights, which is why scholars nad students alike will find the essays both informative and stimulating." Zeitschrift fuer Anglistik und Amerikanistik
"I was impressed by the evenness of the work, the insightful and incisive quality of the articles, which together amount to a judicious and sensitive treatment of the poet and his poetry. One of the most notable achievements of the essays is the fact that one never forgets in reading through them that Frost was first and foremost a craftsman of verse...I also commend the volume for its dedication to revealing for us the historical Frost...The delicate art of petry and Frost's vital metaphorical imaginiation come alive in the Cambridge Companion, and close attention to the book can make us better readers not only of Frost's poetry but of all poetry." The Robert Frost Review 2002
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This collection of specially commissioned essays by experts in the field explores key dimensions of Robert Frost's poetry and life. Frost remains one of the most memorable and beguiling of modern poets. The essays in this volume enable readers to explore Frost's art and thought, from the controversies of his biography to his subtle reinvention of poetic and metric traditions. This volume will bring fresh perspectives to the poetry of an American master, and its chronology and guide to further reading will prove valuable to scholars and students alike.
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If you agree that Robert Frost was one of the greatest poets in English literary history, and enormously erudite if "elusively complex," then you will love this book unreservedly. I think of Frost more as a melodist, perhaps because I sang Randall Thompson's Frostiana in a chorus shortly after its composition, and because I generally find Frost's poetry more musical than scholarly. Still, there's lots of excellent stuff in this book. Highly recommended.
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lone striker, record stride, loose iambic, ladder road, oven bird, momentary stay against confusion, silken tent, diminished thing, mud time, iambic verse, ten poems Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Robert Frost, New England, New York, New Hampshire, Mending Wall, Lawrance Thompson, Witness Tree, The Birthplace, United States, The Early Years, Soviet Union, The Last Mowing, Further Range, Home Burial, The Black Cottage, Snowy Evening, Susan Ward, Houghton Mifflin, Oxford University Press, The Constant Symbol, Carpe Diem, Ezra Pound, New Deal, Civil War, Frank Lentricchia New!
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"Robert Frost was so fascinated by the story of his life that he never tired of retelling it." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lone striker, record stride, loose iambic, ladder road, oven bird, momentary stay against confusion, silken tent, diminished thing, mud time, iambic verse, ten poems Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Robert Frost, New England, New York, New Hampshire, Mending Wall, Lawrance Thompson, Witness Tree, The Birthplace, United States, The Early Years, Soviet Union, The Last Mowing, Further Range, Home Burial, The Black Cottage, Snowy Evening, Susan Ward, Houghton Mifflin, Oxford University Press, The Constant Symbol, Carpe Diem, Ezra Pound, New Deal, Civil War, Frank Lentricchia New!
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- The Cambridge Companion to Robert Frost (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Robert Faggen in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
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