Characterization and the Dramatic Situation in the Poetry of Robert Frost
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Authors
Harvey, James Edwin
Issue Date
1967
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Thesis
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en_US
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Frost's preoccupation with the dialog of the individual
with universal process bears directly on his achievement as
a dramatic poet. Therefore, this paper will proceed by ana1yze the dramatic implications and effects of Frost's worldview,
the New England milieu, and his view of man, depending
on the poetry alone for reaching its conclusions. The main
section--with the philosophical and environmental setting as
background--will explore human interaction in the poetic
structure Frost gives it. Attempts will be made to answer
such questions as: Why are the scenes and characters always
reduced to the minimum required for dramatic action to take
place? Why is it so easy for characters in a world of action
to become mouthpieces for ideas? Why, even where action is
central, is there little if any character development?
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iii, 61 p.
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