HISTORICAL FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW: REEVALUATING STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING THROUGH NEW HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The study follows the footprints of New Historical aspects in Robert Frost’s poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. New Historical theory uncovers various contexts such as political, historical, social, and economical. The poem showcases human experiences after WWI along with the Harlem Renaissance and Roaring Twenties. It also has a tension between social obligation and individual desires. The obligation also gives a sense of the financial burden and responsibilities of modern time. This sense further defines the relationships between nature and humans. Politically, the poem offers the importance of individual freedom and the problems of modern life complexities. This leads to a rebellious attitude towards political and social means. In addition to this, the poem contains power dynamics like social class, individualism, relationship of master and servant, inner conflict, and uncertainties. In conclusion, the poem includes historical, political, social and economic contexts for getting the relevant meanings.