Stopping by Woods: Robert Frost as New England Naturalist by Owen D.V. Sholes (E

Description: Stopping by Woods by Owen D.V. Sholes Robert Frost gave us a vivid and compelling narrative of New Englands changing environment, but few people are aware that the narrative exists. It can be hard to find because it is scattered through hundreds of poems, and comes to us in multiple voices with multiple moods and in no particular order. This book will help readers piece the narrative together. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Robert Frost was a practicing farmer, a skilled naturalist and one of Americas best-loved poets. His body of work provides a vivid and compelling narrative of New Englands changing environment--though it can be hard to discern when its parts are scattered through hundreds of different poems, voices and moods. This book pieces together Frosts environmental commentary, examining his poems thematically and in a logical order. In them, homesteads are carved out of the forest, families make their living from an obdurate land, property is abandoned when it fails to sell, and plants and animals reclaim deserted farms. Frost bemoaned the loss of people from the land but also celebrated the flora and fauna that thrived in fallow fields and empty barns. Author Biography Owen D.V. Sholes is a retired biology professor and the author of articles on ecology, environmental history, and the poetry of Robert Frost. He lives in Rutland, Massachusetts. Table of Contents Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface: Why Would an Ecologist Write About Robert Frost?Prologue: "Country things"Introduction: "Like a pistil after the petals go"Subduing the Land: "Teams that came by the stony road"Farming: "The places name"Seasons: "Brush the mow with the summer load"Agrarian Diaspora: "From too much dwelling on what has been"Ecological Succession: "They rejoiced in the nest they kept"Life Cycles in a Resurgent Nature: "For them there was really nothing sad"Conclusion: "Versed in country things" Chapter NotesFurther Reading and SourcesIndex Review "Accessible for diverse audiences...a useful resource for new readers as well as those wishing to build on or further critique these works.... This work adds to, and strengthens, a growing literature on the similarities and the strengths of pairing poetry and science."—BioScience; "Sholes quite literally grounds Frosts poems in the natural and cultural landscapes that inspired them, letting readers know that his work is not simply a matter of pure metaphor, not amenable merely to context-free textual analysis, but is also about a real place with real ecological conditions and material characteristics...about real stone walls and real spring pools, not just ideas about such things. Readers who never considered that Frost himself might know something about ecology will have their eyes opened."—Kent C. Ryden, author Landscape with Figures: Nature and Culture in New England Review Quote "This work adds to, and strengthens, a growing literature on the similarities and the strengths of pairing poetry and science."-- BioScience ; "Sholes quite literally grounds Frosts poems in the natural and cultural landscapes that inspired them, letting readers know that his work is not simply a matter of pure metaphor, not amenable merely to context-free textual analysis, but is also about a real place with real ecological conditions and material characteristics...about real stone walls and real spring pools, not just ideas about such things. Readers who never considered that Frost himself might know something about ecology will have their eyes opened."--Kent C. Ryden, author Landscape with Figures: Nature and Culture in New England Details ISBN1476673187 Author Owen D.V. Sholes Year 2018 ISBN-10 1476673187 ISBN-13 9781476673189 Format Paperback Subtitle Robert Frost as New England Naturalist Place of Publication Jefferson, NC Country of Publication United States DEWEY 811.52 Short Title Stopping by Woods Language English AU Release Date 2018-10-23 NZ Release Date 2018-10-23 UK Release Date 2018-10-23 Publisher McFarland & Co Inc Imprint McFarland & Co Inc Pages 190 Audience Age 18 Publication Date 2018-11-06 Illustrations notes, bibliography, index Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2018-11-06 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136999275;

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