| Description |
1 online resource (448 pages) |
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Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies Ser |
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Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies Ser
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| Contents |
Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations and Author's Note; Chapter 1 The New England Frosts; Chapter 2 Rebel Sons and Punitive Fathers; Chapter 3 Strong Man's Food and Swedenborgian Mysticism; Chapter 4 "A Boy's Will Is the Wind's Will"; Chapter 5 Reluctant Yankees; Chapter 6 Monuments to After-thought; Chapter 7 "Precipitate in Love"; Chapter 8 Adventures in the Great Dismal Swamp; 9 From Riffraff to Harvard; 10 Deaths of a Son and a Hired Man; Chapter 11 Indoor and Outdoor Schooling; Chapter 12 Hen Man in the Academy |
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Chapter 13 To the Land of The Golden TreasuryChapter 14 The Lively Gallows; Chapter 15 Victory at Home; Chapter 16 Amherst Interval; Chapter 17 Sense and Sensibility; Chapter 18 A Home that Never Was on Land or Sea; Chapter 19 Something beyond Conflict; Chapter 20 Delivering Battle; Chapter 21 Weddings, Divorces, and Funerals; Chapter 22 A Survivalist's Further Range; Chapter 23 Elinor's Final Ordeal; Chapter 24 Inferno to Vita Nuova; Chapter 25 A Biblical Job by a Witness Tree; Chapter 26 Mercy for the Damned; Chapter 27 Mr Frost Goes to Washington |
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Chapter 28 A Brief Shining Moment with the KennedysChapter 29 Last Act on the Global Stage; Notes; Bibliography; Index; EULA |
| Summary |
"The Life of Robert Frost presents a unique and rich approach to the poet that includes original genealogical research concerning Frost's ancestors, and a demonstration of how mental illness plagued the Frost family and heavily influenced Frost's poetry. A widely revealing biography of Frost that discusses his often perplexing journey from humble roots to poetic fame, revealing new details of Frost's life. Takes a unique approach by giving attention to Frost's genealogy and the family history of mental illness, presenting a complete picture of Frost's complexity. Discusses the traumatic effect on Frost of his father & rsquo;s early death and the impact on his poetry and outlook Presents original information on the influence of his mother's Swedenborgian mysticism"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963.
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| SUBJECT |
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 fast |
| Subject |
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Poets, American
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119103677 |
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1119103673 |
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