The Letters of Robert Frost

Donald Sheehy is Professor Emeritus of English and Philosophy at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Mark Richardson is Professor of English at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. Robert Bernard Hass is Professor of English and Philosophy at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Henry Atmore is Professor of Anglo-American Studies at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies.

Praise for the previous volume:“In almost every way, this new edition is a triumph of scholarly care… For all his private flaws, his tragedies large and small, American literature—and the language itself—owes a profound debt to that dark, demonic, beguiling figure, Robert Frost.”—William Logan, New York Times Book Review“Long overdue, The Letters of Robert Frost, Volume 1: 1886–1920 is deservedly getting a lot of attention. Frost is not simply a lively correspondent, he is an artist of the epistolary form, defining himself and his poetic era in these pages… The truly original, splenetic, aphoristic, and revisionary mind of a major poet comes into view.”—Jay Parini, Chronicle of Higher Education“Thanks to Harvard’s undertaking, Frost’s more complete, chronological letters help correct the poet’s legacy by allowing it weight and breadth.”—Valerie Duff, Boston Globe“Not the rustic sage, but the savvy, ambitious, cosmopolitan poet emerges from this first volume of Frost’s lively, shrewd letters… [T]he collection [is] a must for scholars; but Frost’s witty, urbane style make the letters an engaging browse for ordinary readers, too.”—Publishers Weekly“It must be said that these early letters carry the burden of [Frost’s] poetry so finely as to be no embarrassment to the poetry. The book has been edited…with continuous tact and sensitivity to the likely demands of a literate reader.”—David Bromwich, Times Literary Supplement“Such a joy to read… This is the first time a complete version of [Frost’s letters]—running in chronological order—has been made available… Anyone interested in the laborious process an artist must undertake to perfect his craft will read this book with awe and fascination, and as a constant source of inspiration.”—J. P. O’Malley, NPR online“[T]his volume may well inspire a Frost renaissance.”—Kirkus Reviews