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Robert Frost reads The Road Not Taken, The Pasture, Birches, Death of a Hired Man, Mending Wall and some of his other poems. Made at Frost's home in Cambridge, MA, a feeling that this recording was to be the definitive Frost recording influenced the fine vitality of this readingAmazon.com Review
Originally recorded between 1950 and 1952 at New York City'sPoetry Center, the first of these two cassettes captures Frost readingsome of his most famous poems ("Fire and Ice," "Stopping by Woods on aSnowy Evening"), using his voice's dramatic strength and surprisingflexibility to bring full life to the diverse characters he shapedwith his written words. The second cassette, recorded at his NewEngland home in 1956, presents Frost at his most evocative: crusty,warm, deeply moving and contemplative. Poems include "The Road NotTaken," "Mending Wall," and "Death of a Hired Man." In each, Frostreads with a generous spirit, infusing his naturalistic images withsubtle meanings and precise wordings, a perfect blend for his uniquelyrealized language. Listen to Robert Frost read "ThePasture." Visit our audio helppage for more information. (Running time: 1.75 hours, 2 cassettes)--George Laney ... Read more

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A very good audio cassetee
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Often thought of as the quintessential poet of New England, Robert Frost is one of the most widely read American poets of the 20th century. But in spite of his ties to New England, he was born in San Francisco; he published his first book of poetry in England rather than the United States; he matured as a poet during his years abroad; and upon his return to America, he sometimes taught at the University of Michigan and spent many of his winters in Florida. This reference book provides hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries on Frost's poems and illuminates the complexities of his life and writings. Entries are written by expert contributors and conclude with brief citations of additional sources of information. The volume includes a chronology and closes with a bibliography of major studies. ... Read more

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Great Reading and a Collectors (Poetry) Item!!!
The book came to me in excellent shape! The transaction was easy, and delivery quick!
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A new edition with index added. This book consists of a selection of interviews spanning a period of nearly half a century: from 1915, the year Frost returned to America from England, through 1962, just a few weeks before his death. These interviews have a special importance. They present Frost informally, sometimes casually, yet always in the character of a performer--for performance was ever at the heart of what he aspired to as artist and man: the seeking of an attainment, a mastery, combining both substance and form. Within these interviews is found much of significance that is nowhere else preserved. They contain an invaluable documentation centering upon the life and thought of Frost: his views, impressions, and concepts at different times. The best of them capture and project his presence and manner with a directness and vividness that cannot be derived from his works alone nor from recordings of his readings and talks. ... Read more

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Self Portrait in Words
Getting tp know Robert Frost through these interviews is an enlighteningexperience.Following him through his years of being unknown to greatnoteriety and finding him gentle but firm in who and what he is about is anaffirmation for anyone who wants to believe in him/herself.Hisrevoutionary ideas of education that stirred the world in his day should bekept vibrant and continuing to stir our world today and on into the future. His definition of a good teacher is one that should be reviewed by allteachers."A good teacher asks good questions."Teachers asListeners could gain a great deal of insight with these interviews. Students would not only be learning but would also be sharing the newwisdom that comes with each new individual.Try it, you'll like it andenjoy the growing. ... Read more

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Robert I. Frost has written an examination of a period of critical importance for the history of eastern and northern Europe. The Northern Wars provides an accessible analysis of the neglected but highly important series of wars fought between 1558 and 1721 for control of the Baltic and for hegemony in northeastern Europe. Based extensively on primary and secondary material in several languages, the author provides a great deal of information unfamiliar to readers in the English language. Comparative in nature The Northern Wars examines the impact of the war on the very different social and political systems of Sweden, Denmark, Poland-Lithuania and Russia and explains why Russia emerged victorious from the wars. Robert I. Frost argues that the conditions and demands of war in northeastern Europe were different than those of western Europe and challenges the assumption that warfare in eastern Europe was resistant to change. The author also questions the traditional accounts of important figures such a Peter the Great and Gustav Adolf.For anyone interested in the history of northern Europe. Also available in Hardcover 0-582-06430-9, $79.95. ... Read more

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Vivat The Commonwealth!
Polish Hussars, Crafty Lithuanian Dukes, Mad Danish Kings, Gay Swedish Boy Kings, Patient and Lethal Muscovites, Prussian Electors and Lettish and Estonian Barons fill the pages of this seminal and erudite work of history. I can only echo the other reviews of this fine work of well researched, and enjoyably written history. For any and all interested in the histories of any of the nations taking part in the "Struggle for the North" you simply can't do better than this excellent study. Despite its hefty price tag (I got it for less some years ago) it IS worth it. Long Live the Commonwealth!

An erudite collection of essays.
This book is a collection of discrete essays on the theme of the Baltic or Northern wars.In the period following the end of the crusading in the Baltic region four key players emerged to contend for control of the crusader states.These were Sweden, Denmark, Russia and Poland/Lithuania.

Frost analyses the rises and falls of the influence of each of the states over time with regard to a number of factors.
1.He looks at the makeup of the military machines in each state.The ratio of professional and conscript soldiers.The makeup of the officer corps.The percentage of cavalry to infantry.The adoption of firearms, the development of the Huzzar to replace heavy cavalry, the failure of early mounted musketeers against Polish cavalry shock tactics and the ability of well drilled infantry to frustrate cavalry ambitions as practiced by the Swedes.
2.He looks at the relationship between ruler and state, from the wholly autocratic Russian system to the almost democratic Polish and Lithuanian system.The income of ruler and state such as the ability of Danish kings to act autonomously of their parliament due to the money from sound dues etc.
3.He looks (most interesting to me) at the ability of nations to fund war.The cost of standing armies and mercenaries.The need to vote extraordinary funds to armies in times of national peril.The difference in support given to rulers by landowner classes in periods of defence against an agressive neighbour and in periods of national expansion.His analysis of the economics of war is where Frost excels.
4.He also places the northern wars in their temporal, historical and geographical context by commenting on the developments in Western Europe, the 30 years war, the wars of the protestant reformation, the expansion of the Ottoman Turks in the south of the region, the incursions by Tatars from the asian steppes etc.
5.He analyses the impact of war on the societal makeup of the countries in the region.How landownership and serfdom developed, the evolution of the Cossack class, and so on.

If you are looking for an adventure story about knights charging into battle this is probably not the book for you.If you are looking for real history on the different approaches that can be taken to wage war, and how these strategies played out in short and long term, then this is a very useful read.

Because they are discrete essays it is possible to deal with them one at a time.Although the essays move chronologically through time, they deal with different sets of players and different types of tensions.Frost strives to uncover why any given set of strategies was successful in the time period where they worked.

Polish Lancers, Swedish Boy-Kings, Russian Musketeers...
... what more could one possibly ask for in 400 pages?Between 1558 and 1720 the Baltic region was in an almost constant state of war.It began as a quadrangular contest for hegemony, Denmark vs. Russia vs. Sweden vs. Poland, and marked the evolution, in three of these states, of a modern military system led by an autocratic ruler.The unwillingness of fourth, Poland-Lithuania, to adapt its constitution and embrace a militarized state, led directly to its demise.Frost is quick, however, to combat the "traditional" Western history which is dismissive of Eastern military tactics and glibly attributes Russia's early setbacks and Poland's later humiliation to supposed "backwardness."As he explains, the great institutions of the East, such as the Polish cavalry, owed their existence to local conditions and geography. Nor was there any intrinsic reason why Tsarist Russia, as opposed to another political unit, should emerge victorious in the end.The one intriguing element in this drama is the rapid emergence and equally precipitous collapse of Sweden: the first mention of King Charles XII, doomed genius of the North, will quicken the pulse of even the most jaded reader.This is a great piece of scholarly writing. ... Read more

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Robert Frost rivals Wallace Stevens as the great American poet of the 20th century. His uniqueness among modern American poets stems from his independence from Walt Whitman. Examine the poetry of Frost through the eyes of some of the best modern critics.

This title, Robert Frost, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Robert Frost through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Robert Frost, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University. ... Read more

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The trials and triumphs of Robert Frost's life flow from narrative to poetry in this remarkable one-man performance by Arthur Peterson. The show celebrates the genius of Frost while tracing his life from his youth in San Francisco through his married life on a New England farm, to his early literary success in England and his later years as American's poet laureate. From Frost's homespun Yankee wit and wisdom, we gain personal insight into the poet's developing sensibility and the context of his major poems. The performance include "Mending Wall," "Birches," "The Road Not Taken," "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" and ten other poems. 1 cassette. ... Read more

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Opening the Doors of Perception
This book is an outstanding analysis of "reading and writing nature" in the works of four great American poets.I found the book specific and compelling. It helped clarify for me the problems of perception and cognition as they have been analyzed, written about and lived by American poets.It enhanced my own experience of and appreciation for these writers.The book also opens a door onto the larger dimensions of nature that can become locked or occluded through disuse. I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in the relationship between art, nature and the imagination. ... Read more

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F.D. Reeve's account of Robert Frost's 1962 visit to Russia at the invitation of John F. Kennedy. Contained in this account, besides Frost's poignant critique of American and Russian society in the midst of the Cold War,is Frost's intimate portrayal of Russian poets such as Evgenii Evtushenko and Anna Akhmatova, as well as Frost's infamous meeting and conversation with Kruschev. ... Read more

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hesitant and triumphant
A beautiful little book about Frost's apparently well documented journey to Russia in the early 60s (I only vaguely recall it), his important visits with Yevtushenko (who proves himself to be as usual preoccupied with Yevtushenko - brilliant and notoriously sidetracked) and the great Anna Akhmatova (the dangerously vital witness to the worst of Soviet abuse of its artists), and finally his over-arching visit with Krushchev. The book is compact and to the point, much like Frost's poems. A bit of Frost's personal hesitancy comes through, though we find it but precedes his customary plain-spoken triumph in Russia, as in America, once he begins to feel comfortable - a requisite luxury that remained important to Frost throughout his life. Strongly written by someone who was there, it's a gem of a book for anyone interested in Robert Frost's conception of America and her artists, revealing a robustly innocent kind of faith one unfortunately finds nowhere nowadays. ... Read more