Ideas of Buddhism in Robert Frost's Poems

• Main Authors: Yu-ying Lin, 林育瑩
• Other Authors: Ching-Chi Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/55637011956598098363

碩士 === 國立高雄師範大學 === 英語學系 === 94 === Robert Frost is the most celebrated poet in the twentieth century. His poems are loved by all ages of people and often begin in delight and end in wisdom. Here I will cite the Buddhist ideas in his selected poems. In Chapter One, I introduce meditation in Buddhism and some main concepts of Buddhism like impermanence, no self, hatred, hostility, and ignorance to specify the complicated terms. In Chapter Two, I compare the meditation in Buddhism and in Frost’s poems and get the similarities between them. In Chapter Three, I find “ impermanence” in Buddhism and Frost’s poem “ Nothing Gold can Stay.” and conclude the nature of impermanence in the universe. In Chapter Four, I cite the importance of practice of “ the transformed mind” in Buddhism and in Frost’s poem “ Dust of Snow.” Mind in mental to humans, so how to tame it and change it is vital. Moreover, I note the ignorance of humans in Frost’s poem “ A Passing Glimpse.” Ignorance is a great hindrance to humans and should be corrected by avoiding repeated mistakes. In Chapter Five, I make a conclusion of all the ideas in Buddhism and Robert Frost’s poems. I find great wisdom in both of them.