罗伯特弗罗斯特诗歌中的悲剧主题.docVIP

【标题】罗伯特?弗罗斯特诗歌中的悲剧主题 【作者】王 高 【关键词】罗伯特?弗罗斯特；悲剧主题；诗歌 【指导老师】张海霞 曾琳玲 【专业】英语 【正文】Ⅰ. IntroductionA. Introduction to the Life and Career of FrostIn any list of important poets in the twentieth century, Robert Frost was perhaps the most beloved poet in the United States and the most successful American poet widely accepted all over the world. He was the Pulitzer Prize winner on four occasions?(in 1924, 1931, 1937 and 1943 respectively); he received honorary degrees from about 40 colleges and universities; and American government presented him a gold medal in 1960 for his contribution to American culture.Robert Frost was born on 26 March, 1874, in San Francisco. He spent his early childhood in the Far West and the family moved to New Hampshire when he was eleven. After graduating from high school as class poet in 1882, he entered Dartmouth College but soon left to work at odd jobs and to write poetry. In 1897, he tried college again, Harvard this time, but though he did extremely well he left in the middle because of his tuberculosis. Frost moved to a farm in Derry, New Hampshire after leaving Harvard. For the next twelve years he supported himself by various means, ranging from shoe-making to editing a country newspaper, not to mention poetry writing. In 1912, he decided to venture everything on a literary career. He sailed for England, where his first book, A Boy’s Will?(1913), brought him to the attention of influential critics. In 1914, his second volume of poems, North of Boston?(1914) came out in England, but Frost and his large family were forced to return to the United States because of the First World War. Hereafter, although his fame grew with the appearance of a succession of books and papers, Frost continued to write in his style. He considered the farm as his home and its activities remained the focus of his poetry. In 1961, when Frost was eighty-seven, he was honored to read one of his poems, The Gift Outright, at the inauguration of President John Ke