On the Sonnets of Robert Frost: A Critical Examination of the 37 Poems

by H.A. Maxson

Book Overview

"The sonnet is the strictest form I have behaved in, and only then by pretending it wasn't a sonnet," Frost once wrote to Louis Untermeyer. Frost wrote his sonnets in couplets, triplets, and terza rima; frequently, he combined elements of the Italian and English forms. His genuis was in incorporating diverse styles, renewing reader interest in the form while retaining its accessibility. Several of the sonnets discussed are generally recognized...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786424206
• ISBN13: 9780786424207
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher