Details

Edition

First edition.

Description

500 pages ; 24 cm

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-469) and index.

Contents

The freedom of the moon -- And be the measure -- The sweetest dream -- Not find me changed -- Other far -- The traveler and the road -- The curious covenant -- The line where man leaves off -- Aspens in rain -- The wind and the rain, or The fretful poet and the porcupine -- Blake's picture -- Robert Frost at midnight -- The brink of mystery -- The heart of any religion -- The agitated heart -- Myrtles and roses.

Summary

Regarded as America's best-loved poet in the mid-twentieth century, biographers created conflicting images of Robert Frost and his legacy after his death. In "Love and need," Adam Plunkett combines biography and literary criticism to uncover a more nuanced portrait of the man. Through close readings of his work, Plunkett highlights the ways in which Frost's poetry mirrored significant relationships in his life--including the fraught relationship with biographer Lawrance Thompson, whose scathing, three-part work published after the poet's death had a lasting impact on his reputation.

Subject

Frost, Robert, 1874-1963.

Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 -- Criticism and interpretation.

Poets, American -- 20th century -- Biography.

American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.

LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures.

Genre/Form

Biographies.

Literary criticism.

Added Title

Life of Robert Frost's poetry

ISBN

9780374282080 (hardcover)

0374282080 (hardcover)