旧瓶新酒亦相宜——论弗罗斯特诗歌的形式与内容

在近代美国诗歌的发展史中,罗伯特.弗罗斯特占有一席之地。在由惠特曼滥觞的近代自由诗写作大潮中,弗罗斯特诗歌的形式备受争议。文本细读表明,在多元化文论趋于更理性的现当代,弗氏诗歌在形式和内容上既继承传统,又有所发展。

Old Bottle with New Wine——On the Form and Content of Robert Frost's Poetry

Robert Frost has played a significant role in the development of American literary history,especially in that of poetry.In the mainstream of free-verse writing launched by famous poet Walt Whitman,the form employed by Frost in his writing was under constant attack by his contemporary critics.In-depth reading of his poetry indicates that Frost was developing both the form and content of American poetry as the modern poly-literary criticism turned its current to a more reasonable phase.