روبرت فروست – أمير الشعر الأمريكي

Abstract

American literature reached a state of maturity in the years 1910 and 1920. One can even point at 1912 or 1916 as representing the real time of maturity, because in either one of both years certain incidents took place which became symbols in the American history and helped do away with the thoughts, ideas, and trends of the 19^th century.  A big surprise took place in the Cultural Revolution, which reflected itself in the flow of experimental poetry and prose and the birth of a progressive movement aware of its identity. It was an age of youth, change, and hope and the start of a second literary revolution in America.

At a time in which the debate over political matters had become heated, literary criticism became a criticism of life itself. American poetry in its second stage of maturity came across as both raging and impulsive, willing almost to renounce all its relationships with its heritage and past. However, Robert Frost, born in 1875 and the most loyal among the group members, was a conservative and experienced poet who, together with many young men and women, contributed to the vitality of the movement without radicalizing it.  They were always ready to prove that the heritage of formal American poetry still maintains its vitality, as long as it succeeds in freeing itself from traditional restrictions.  The period between the years 1912-1922 is a prominent one in the history of the American literature. During those years it had become clear that there was a revolution in both content and form. Before long, it was called modern poetry, modern story, modern play. All parties became delighted with the new type of literature, which allowed them a true and mature self-expression of American poetry and culture.