Every poem, Robert Frost declared, "is an epitome of the great predicament, a figure of the will braving alien entanglements." This study considers what Frost meant by those entanglements, how he braved them in his poetry, and how he invited his readers to do the same. In the process it contributes significantly to a new critical awareness of Frost as a complex artist who anticipated postmodernism--a poet who invoked literary traditions and conventions frequently to set himself in tension with them.
Using the insights of reader-response theory, Judith Oster explains how Frost appeals to...
Every poem, Robert Frost declared, "is an epitome of the great predicament, a figure of the will braving alien entanglements." This study considers...
Using the insights of reader-response theory, Judith Oster explains how Frost appeals to readers with his apparent accessibility and then, because of the openness of his poetry s possibilities, engages them in the process of constructing meaning. Frost s poems, she demonstrates, teach the reader how they should be read."
Using the insights of reader-response theory, Judith Oster explains how Frost appeals to readers with his apparent accessibility and then, because of ...
