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Robert Frost : an Adventure in Poetry, 1900-1918

Title
Robert Frost : an Adventure in Poetry, 1900-1918.
ISBN
1315128713
9781315128719
Edition
First edition.
Publication
London : Taylor and Francis, 2017.
Physical Description
1 online resource : text file, PDF
Local Notes
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Summary
"In this volume, Lesley Lee Francis, granddaughter of Robert Frost, brings to life the Frost family's idyllic early years. Through their own words, we enter the daily lives of Robert, known as RF to his family and friends, his wife, Elinor, and their four children, Lesley, Carol, Irma, and Marjorie. The result is a meticulously researched and beautifully written evocation of a fleeting chapter in the life of a literary family. Taught at home by their father and mother, the Frost children received a remarkable education. Reared on poetry, nurtured on the world of the imagination, and instructed in the art of direct observation, the children produced an exceptional body of writing and artwork in the years between 1905 and 1915. Drawing upon previously unexamined journals, notebooks, letters, and the little magazine entitled The Bouquet produced by the Frost children and their friends, Francis shows how the genius of Frost was enriched by his interactions with his children. Francis depicts her grandfather as a generous, devoted, and playful man with a striking ability to communicate with his children and grandchildren. She traces the family's adventures from their farm years in New Hampshire through their nearly three years in England. This enchanting evocation of the Frost family's life together makes more poignant the unforeseen personal tragedies that would befall its members in later years."--Provided by publisher
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
Contents
Chapter Introduction to the Transaction Edition
chapter 1 A Literary Famity on the Verge: derry and Plymouth
chapter 2 The Trip: The SS Parisian
chapter 3 Beaconsfield:?At a Christmas Window?
chapter 4 London and the Poetry Bookshop
chapter 5 Scotland: In Memory of Belle Moodie
chapter 6 Gloucestershire:?Elected Friends?
chapter 7 The Children as Journalists: The Bouquet and Other Writings
chapter 8 The Gallows and Going Home:?It Grieved My Soul?
chapter 9 War:?For Children Too?
chapter 10 Aftermath:?The Tender Grace of a Day that Is Dead?
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
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