Robert Frost and the challenge of Darwin

Introduction 1 Chapter 1 The Fact is the Sweetest Dream Darwin, Pragmatism, and Poetic Knowledge 13 Chapter 2 What to Make of a Diminished Thing Birds, Insects, and Downward Comparisons 53 Chapter 3 Play for Mortal Stakes Labor, Community, and Nature's Chaos 101 Chapter 4 Tools and Weapons Man, Technology, and Nature 149 Chapter 5 The Lovely Shall Be Choosers Women, Nature, and Domestic Conflict 187 Chapter 6 Descent into Matter Natural History and the End of Theodicy 245 Epilogue: Choosing Stars and Picking Apples 303 Notes 319 Bibilography 347 Index 359