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Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, [2] Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes.
This volume is divided into 6 parts: 1-Taken Doubly; 2-Taken Singly; 3-Ten Mills; 4-The Outlands; 5-Build Soil; 6-A Missive Missile. The dedication: "To E. F. for what it may mean to her that beyond the White Mountains were the Green; beyond both were the Rockies, the Sierras, and, in thought, the Andes and the Himalayas—range beyond range even into the realm of government and religion."
Frost received a Pulitzer Prize in 1931 for the collection. [1] One of the books in the collection, New Hampshire, had received the Pulitzer Prize in 1924. A special edition was printed after the book won the Pulitzer Prize with a red band around the front and back covers.
Handwritten version of 'Happiness Makes Up in Height For What It Lacks in Length' by Robert Frost. Found inscribed in a Robert Frost book in the Special Collections Library at Duke University. Date of signature in the book predates formal release in publication of the poem. The Gift Outright; The Most of It; Come In; All Revelation [2] A ...
Robert Frost: A Life received positive reviews. Publishers Weekly noted "there could be no better tribute for a poet so often underrated, maligned and misunderstood than this sympathetic and balanced portrayal." TheThe New York Times called the book "a pleasure to read, combining penetrating commentary on the poetry and good illustrative ...
The poet's reflection on his life, career and philosophy of the world at his Vermont home and features footage of his lectures at Amherst and Sarah Lawrence College. [ 4 ] Accolades
A Boy's Will is a poetry collection by Robert Frost, and is the poet's first commercially published book of poems.The book was first published in 1913 by David Nutt in London, with a dedication to Frost's wife, Elinor.
Thompson's second accompanying volume on Frost, Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph, 1915–1938, was released a few years later in 1970. [4] [5] When Thompson died in 1973 while writing the final volume of his Frost biography, his assistant R.H. Winnick completed Robert Frost: The Later Years, 1938-1963 and made the book available in 1976. [6]