Robert Frost and the Challenge of Darwin

Robert Frost and the Challenge of Darwin

Robert Frost and the Challenge of Darwin

Robert Faggen

Ann Arbor

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Incl udes bibliographical re ferences and index.

ISBN 0-472-10782-H (hardcover: alk. paper) I.

and science-United Stat es -H istorY-20 th century.

lzobert, IR74-1963-Kno\vledge-Natural his tory. I

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Frost, Izobert, 1874-1963-Knowledge-Science.

R 0 9- 1 8R 2- Influence.

Literature

3. Frost, 4. l)a[\vil1 , C h arles ,

). Alnerican poetry- English influences.

6. Natural hist or y in literature.

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Evolu tion in literature.

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