Mountain Interval

Frost, Robert, 1874-1963Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

4.6

Word count: 67K words
Chapters: 7

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Mountain Interval by Robert FrostAuthor: Frost, Robert, 1874-1963,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jul 7, 2009

Editor's review

Mountain Interval is a major poetry collection by Robert Frost, including such well-known pieces as "The Road Not Taken." Set in rural New England, Frost uses plain language to explore universal themes—choice, solitude, and the relationship between humanity and nature—with a surface simplicity that often conceals deeper meaning. This Project Gutenberg edition preserves the original English text, making it a suitable introduction to Frost's poetry as well as a volume for readers already familiar with his famous poems to return to and savor the rhythm and imagery. Read slowly, attend to shifts in the speaker's tone and changes of scene, and notice how the poet transforms everyday experience into reflection. As a public-domain ebook, the text is readily available for classroom teaching, poetry selections for reading groups, or solitary morning reading. Note that this is an English-language collection; Chinese readers should have some English reading ability and may benefit from annotations or a reference translation.

Who it's for

A good fit for

English learners new to Frost's poetry
Teachers and students needing supplementary materials for American literature courses
Readers who enjoy poetry of nature and rural life
Readers who wish to read short poems daily

Not a good fit for

Chinese readers with no English reading ability
Readers expecting long narratives or novelistic plots
General readers seeking only a Chinese translation

Reading tips

Read through once for overall impression, then study each poem closely with a dictionary, focusing on tone and rhythm.
Read famous poems such as "The Road Not Taken" alongside a Chinese translation and compare word choices.
Read one or two poems a day; afterward, retell in your own words the scene and the speaker's state of mind.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Is this book in Chinese or English?

This is the original English-language ebook released by Project Gutenberg; the text is in English and includes no Chinese translation. Chinese readers need some English reading ability or should use it alongside a translation and annotations.

Can I read this without having read other works by Frost?

Yes. This collection works well as an introduction to Frost and includes several poems often anthologized in textbooks. It is best to start with the shorter poems; you need not read straight through in order.

Is this ebook suitable for classroom teaching?

Yes. The poems are short, making them easy to select for classroom reading and discussion, and the public-domain status makes them readily accessible. Teachers can choose poems centered on natural imagery or themes of choice for classroom activities.

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About the author

Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 Author

Robert Frost (1874–1963) was an American poet known for his depictions of rural life and natural landscapes in New England. His verse is plain in language and close to speech in rhythm, often unfolding through everyday scenes and dramatic monologues, with reflections on the human condition implied beneath the simple surface. The library holds five of his works, including A Boy's Will, North of Boston, Mountain Interval, New Hampshire, A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes, and Selected Poems. These collections draw largely on farms, woods, and country neighbors, and their restrained, quietly lyrical manner has given him an important place in the American poetic tradition. Owing to limited public information, biographical details are omitted here.