"This new critical volume offers a fresh, multifaceted assessment of Robert Frost's life and works. Nearly every aspect of the poet's career is treated: his interest in poetics and style
his role as a public figure
his deep fascination with science, psychology, and education
his peculiar and difficult relation to religion
his investments, as thinker and writer, in politics and war
the way he dealt with problems of mental illness that beset his sister and two of his children
and, finally, the complex geo-political contexts that inform some of his best poetry. Contributors include a number of influential scholars of Frost, but also such distinguished poets as Paul Muldoon, Dana Gioia, Mark Scott, and Jay Parini. Essays eschew jargon and employ highly readable prose, offering scholars, students, and general readers of Frost a broadly accessible reference and guide"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.