Robert Frost Himself

by Stanley Burnshaw

Book Overview

The book has an important purpose: to rescue Frost from the negative image that has lingered like a dark storm cloud since Lawrence Thompson's three-volume biography. Frost told Burnshaw, his long-time friend and sometimes editor, 'I'm counting on you to protect me from Larry, ' and Burnshaw's mix of biography and criticism here fulfills Frost's hope. The final two chapters in particular argue for the humane and generous Frost, in contrast to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807611646
• ISBN13: 9780807611647
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: George Braziller
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"