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Robert Frost - The Ethics of Ambiguity (Hardcover)
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Robert Frost - The Ethics of Ambiguity (Hardcover)
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As one explores Frost's ethical thinking through his body of prose
and poetry, one discovers a conflicted and often confusing world.
Some apparently overt claims are shaded in context by tones of
cynicism or skepticism. Values he apparently lauded in his work he
violated freely in his life. Ideals he longed for are often crushed
under a bitter sense of reality. Consequently, the important
questions to ask about Frost's ethiscs are whether any systematic
patterns emerge, what influenced such patterns, and, most
importantly, how they are manifested in the poetry. To examine such
issues, the critical methodology of this study is contextual, with
emphasis upon three primary contexts. The first context is the
nature of the work itself - the fundamental influences upon Frost's
art and the way he shapes the poetic work to engage an ethical
issue. The second significant context entering this discussion is
historical/biographical. While it is not the aim to read Frost's
poems directly in the context of life events, as a poet who is
often narrative in style, his own life inevitably colors the story
of the work. Furthermore, the understanding of ethical situation
and response is significantly enhanced by an understanding of the
personal and historical details behind the work. Finally, the third
and most important context comes directly from the philosophy of
ethics itself, demonstrating that consistent ethics, even though
intrinsically encapsulated in ambiguity and ambivalence, does in
fact appear in Frost's work.
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