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The Life of Robert Frost: A Critical Biography
Henry Hart
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Description for The Life of Robert Frost: A Critical Biography
Hardback. 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. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
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’s early death and the impact on his ... Read more
- Presents original information on the influence of his mother’s Swedenborgian mysticism
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780470658529
SKU
V9780470658529
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About Henry Hart
HENRY HART is currently the Mildred and J. B. Hickman Professor of Humanities at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He has published several books of literary criticism about modern poets, including The Poetry of Geoffrey Hill (1986), Seamus Heaney: Poet of Contrary Progressions (1991), Robert Lowell and the Sublime (1995), and The James Dickey Reader (1999). ... Read more
Reviews for The Life of Robert Frost: A Critical Biography
Hart did a great job of dramatizing the precariousness of Frost s life. The letters Hart found in various new sources, combined with a close reading of many of Frost s poems, enable Hart to reveal Frost as a much more complicated person and poet than some critics and biographers believed. Frank Schatz, The Virginia Gazette, May 3 2017.