Robert Frost : the work of knowing : with a new afterword
The work of American poet Robert Frost (1874-1963) aspired to be accessible and colloquial. Instead of looking to Europe for inspiration, as did some of his contemoraries, Frost aimed to develop an authentic voice, with the rhythms and vocabulary of everyday American speech.
xxix, 349 pages ; 22 cm
9780804717410, 0804717419
1023578438
Foreword John Hollander; To the reader; 1. A preview; 2. Beginnings; 3. Outward bound; 4. Time and the keeping of poetry; 5. 'The exception I like to think I am in everything'; 6. The work of knowing; Afterword; Index.