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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Wikipedia Longfellow wrote many lyric poems known for their musicality and often presenting stories of mythology and legend He became the most popular American poet of his day and had success overseas He has been criticized for imitating European styles and writing poetry that was too sentimental
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Biography, Poems, Facts | Britannica Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the most popular American poet in the 19th century His notable works included The Song of Hiawatha and ‘Paul Revere’s Ride ’ Longfellow’s poems typically featured sweetness, simplicity, and a romantic vision shaded by melancholy Learn more about his life and career
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Poems, Childhood Facts Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a famed 19th-century scholar, novelist and poet, known for works like 'Voices of the Night,' 'Evangeline' and 'The Song of Hiawatha '
10 of the Best Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Poems Everyone Should Read Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was one of the most popular and influential American poets of the nineteenth century Longfellow (1807-82) is best-known for The Song of Hiawatha, and for growing a beard to hide the marks of a family tragedy, but he also wrote many other celebrated poems
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - U. S. National Park Service Longfellow is one of the monumental cultural figures of nineteenth-century America, the nation's preeminent poet in his era, whose verse is notable for its lyric beauty, its gentle moralizing, and its immense popularity
About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Born in Portland, Maine in 1807, he became a national literary figure by the 1850s, and a world-famous personality by the time of his death in 1882 He was a traveler, a linguist, and a romantic who identified with the great traditions of European literature and thought
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American Battlefield Trust An American poet and writer, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s verses shaped perceptions of American history and inspired the generation of Civil War soldiers He ranked among the American authors who were internationally recognized in the early and mid-19 th Century
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Academy of American Poets In 1854, Longfellow decided to quit teaching to devote all his time to poetry He published Hiawatha, a long poem about Native American life, and The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems Both books were immensely successful, but Longfellow was now preoccupied with national events
10 Greatest Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Written at a time when he was already renowned, Longfellow showcases his brilliance and versatility in what seems a ghostly poem at first But then subtlety takes over and the reader is introduced to how psychic phenomena and worldly desires may go hand in hand
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow summary | Britannica Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, (born Feb 27, 1807, Portland, Mass , U S —died March 24, 1882, Cambridge, Mass ), U S poet Longfellow graduated from Bowdoin College and traveled in Europe before joining the modern-language faculties of Bowdoin (1829–35) and Harvard (1836–54)