Selected Poems Of Robert Frost
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Book: Good
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Pages: Tanning and foxing
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Few voices in American literature have captured the tension between humanity and the natural world with such deceptive simplicity as Robert Frost, and this carefully curated selection of his finest work stands as an essential testament to his genius. From the quiet resignation of The Road Not Taken to the icy philosophical weight of Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, these poems chronicle a life lived in close, contemplative proximity to the New England landscape, where birch trees, stone walls, and darkened fields become vessels for profound meditations on choice, loss, solitude, and the passage of time. With an authoritative introduction by the celebrated poet Robert Graves, this Rinehart Editions volume presents Frost not merely as a pastoral poet, but as a craftsman of extraordinary formal discipline — a writer who wielded meter and rhyme as precision instruments to articulate the quiet anxieties of the modern condition. Graves' critical framing illuminates the subtle ironies and existential undercurrents that run beneath Frost's seemingly plain-spoken verse, offering readers a sophisticated lens through which to appreciate a body of work that is at once profoundly American and universally human. For anyone who has ever paused at a fork in the road — literal or otherwise — these poems will resonate with a clarity that feels startlingly, almost uncomfortably, personal.
Author: Robert Frost
Format: Paperback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few voices in American literature have captured the tension between humanity and the natural world with such deceptive simplicity as Robert Frost, and this carefully curated selection of his finest work stands as an essential testament to his genius. From the quiet resignation of The Road Not Taken to the icy philosophical weight of Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, these poems chronicle a life lived in close, contemplative proximity to the New England landscape, where birch trees, stone walls, and darkened fields become vessels for profound meditations on choice, loss, solitude, and the passage of time. With an authoritative introduction by the celebrated poet Robert Graves, this Rinehart Editions volume presents Frost not merely as a pastoral poet, but as a craftsman of extraordinary formal discipline — a writer who wielded meter and rhyme as precision instruments to articulate the quiet anxieties of the modern condition. Graves' critical framing illuminates the subtle ironies and existential undercurrents that run beneath Frost's seemingly plain-spoken verse, offering readers a sophisticated lens through which to appreciate a body of work that is at once profoundly American and universally human. For anyone who has ever paused at a fork in the road — literal or otherwise — these poems will resonate with a clarity that feels startlingly, almost uncomfortably, personal.