Literary Representations: The Poetry of Robert Frost - Detailseite

In this seminar, participants will discuss the work of Robert Frost, arguably one of the most influential American poets of the early 20^th century. The author of some often-quoted poems such as “The Road Not Taken” (1916) and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” (1923), he received four Pulitzer Prizes and, in 1961, became the first poet asked to recite one of his pieces at a presidential inauguration. Contextualizing Frost’s poetry historically, participants will have a forum for the analysis and interpretation of the stylistic features as well as themes and topics of a selection of Frost’s texts. The uneasy relationship with Modernism, the impact of related literary movements such as Imagism and Regionalism on his poetry, as well as an exploration and evaluation of his impact on subsequent cultural production will be points of particular interest. Students will receive information regarding the course format and the course requirements at the end of the registration period.