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Robert Frost speaking on campus : excerpts from his talks, 1949-1962 / edited by Edward Connery Lathem ; introduced by David M. Shribman.

Author/creator Frost, Robert, 1874-1963
Other author/creatorLathem, Edward Connery.
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2009.
Descriptionxxv, 199 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Uniform titleSpeeches. Selections
Portion of title Speaking on campus
Contents Getting up things to say for yourself -- Where poetry comes in -- Handling figures of speech -- "Anxiety for the Liberal Arts" -- A book side to everything -- Not freedom from, but freedom of -- Of rapid reading and what we call "completion" -- No surprise to me, no surprise to anybody else -- Pieces of knitting to go on with -- Everything in the world comes in pairs -- My kind of fooling -- About "the great misgiving" -- Wondering how convictions are had -- Something you live by till you live by something else -- Some gamble-- something of uncertainty -- The future of the world -- Hang around for the refinement of sentiment -- What I think I'm doing when I write a poem -- Of the "elect" and the "elected" -- Fall in love at sight -- Thinking about generalizations -- "In on the ground floor" -- A certain restlessness -- About thinking and of perishing to shine -- A gentler interest in the fine things -- Let's say bravely-- that poetry counts -- I'll tell you a little about my walks.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009009082
ISBN9780393071238 :
ISBN0393071235

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks PS3511.R94 A6 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold