20th-century American poets
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aesthetic analysis of poetry
American modernist poetry
American poetic heritage
American poetic reticence
Amherst writers
Author_Andrew Stambuk
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contemporary political themes in poetry
detached observer in literature
distanced self-portraits in literature
Emersonian literary traditions
environmental consciousness in literature
environmental themes in poetry
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global concerns in literature
homoeroticism in poetry
introspective American poetry
introspective and political po
introspective poetic persona
literary analysis of modern poetry
literary homages to Frost
literary minimalism
literary observation and reflection
literary self-renunciation
literary solitude and craft
nature and poetry
New England literary culture
New England literary history
New England literary landscape
New England pastoralism
pastoral poetry
poetic ethics and engagement
poetic experimentation
poetic form experimentation
poetic influence of Thoreau
poetic intimacy and distance
poetic modernism in America
poetic persona and self
poetic precision and craft
poetry and solitude
poetry criticism and analysis
political engagement in poetry
precision in verse
reflective and pastoral poetry
reflective poetry
reticent poetic voice
Robert Francis biography
Robert Francis poetry
Robert Frost comparisons
self-representation in literature
social and political poetry
Thoreau influence in literature
understated literary persona
understated literary style
understated New England authors
Vietnam War protest literature
Product details
- ISBN 9781558498983
- Weight: 333g
- Dimensions: 149 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 21 Jul 2011
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Robert Francis (1901 - 1987), the author of eight volumes of poetry, an autobiography, a book of fiction, essays on poetry, and a reminiscence of Robert Frost, lived for most of his career on the outskirts of Amherst, Massachusetts, devoting himself to Yankee simplicity and self-renunciation derived from his reading of Thoreau. His preference for solitude and disinclination to write about or promote himself account for the elusiveness of his persona in his prose and poetry.
This book charts how Francis developed and elaborated this persona through distanced self-portraits in prose and through poems that both reveal and conceal the self of the poet. Folded into the study are discussions of Francis's pastoralism, his affinities with Emerson and Thoreau, his experimentation with new poetic forms, his protest against the Vietnam War and environmental despoliation, his homoeroticism, and a comparison of his poetry with that of Robert Frost. The book also explores Francis's characteristic attitude, figured as ""hovering,"" where his speaker is both subject and object, writing about himself while inhabiting the role of detached observer.Complementing the emphasis on Francis's elusiveness, Andrew Stambuk offers readings of his poems attentive to aesthetic qualities that give them their particular reticence. Stambuk's sensitive evaluations underscore that Francis is a craftsman of intricate precisions whose work speaks to contemporary political and global concerns.
This book charts how Francis developed and elaborated this persona through distanced self-portraits in prose and through poems that both reveal and conceal the self of the poet. Folded into the study are discussions of Francis's pastoralism, his affinities with Emerson and Thoreau, his experimentation with new poetic forms, his protest against the Vietnam War and environmental despoliation, his homoeroticism, and a comparison of his poetry with that of Robert Frost. The book also explores Francis's characteristic attitude, figured as ""hovering,"" where his speaker is both subject and object, writing about himself while inhabiting the role of detached observer.Complementing the emphasis on Francis's elusiveness, Andrew Stambuk offers readings of his poems attentive to aesthetic qualities that give them their particular reticence. Stambuk's sensitive evaluations underscore that Francis is a craftsman of intricate precisions whose work speaks to contemporary political and global concerns.
Andrew Stambuk teaches English at Hofstra University, USA.
