文档介绍：The most popular 20th Century American Poet
A four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize
The most popular 20th Century American Poet
A four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Robert Frost( 1874 - 1963 ) 罗伯特·弗罗斯特
Life
Works
His writing
Poetic style
The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost’ Life
born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California
moved to Massachusetts after his father’s death
studied at Dartmouth College (in 1893) for less than 1 semester
Robert Frost’ Life
taught school and worked in a mill and as a newspaper reporter.
married Elinor White In 1895
studied at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1897~1899)
Robert Frost’ Life
Wrested (费力地取得) a living by farming and teaching, for 12 years ( an important period in his development, for he was distinctly and almost exclusively the poet of the New England countryside and country people)
Sold his farm and take his family to England
Returned to America in 1915 and settled down in New Hampshire
Died on the 29th of January 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts
Works
A Boy’s Will
North of Boston
Mountain Interval
New Hampshire
West-Running Brook
Collected Poems
A Further Range
A witness Tree
A Masque of Reason
Steeple Bush
A Masque of Mercy
《少年的心愿》 1913
《波士顿以北》 1914
《山间低地》 1916
《新罕布仕尔》 1923
《西去的溪流》 1928
《诗集》 1930
《山外青山》 1935
《见证树》 1942
《理性假面具》 1945 《绒毛绣线菊》 1947
《仁慈假面具》 1947
His writing
a national critic → a national hero
Verse: at first terrifying →later filled with more sunshine
Setting: in New England
Subject :from daily life of ordinary people
Poetic style
Profound meanings are hidden underneath the plain language and simple form.
Mostly wrote about nature and New England landscape.
Deceptively simple style (reason for popular)
Symbolism (show his poems’ deep meaning)
Traditional forms but modern themes (traditional elements and modern elements mingle together.)
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler,