Evangeline Summary
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

NOTE Page 5 Introduction.     The author 7    the poem 9    Acadia and the Acadians 12... Read more

Biography EssayDuring his lifetime and for some years after his death, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was by far the most popular and widely read American poet in the world. Although his reputation today ... Read more

During his lifetime and for some years after his death, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was by far the most popular and widely read American poet in the world. Although his reputation today is greatly di... Read more

By far the most widely known and best-loved American poet of his time, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow achieved a level of national and international prominence possibly unequaled in the literary history o... Read more

In the following review, the author summarizes the plot of Evangeline and provides analysis of Longfellow's use of hexameter. A poem from Longfellow is sure to be welcomed, and what is bette... Read more

In the following essay, Kennedy gives an account of Longfellow's inspiration for Evangeline. Of this poem [Evangeline] upwards of thirty-seven thousand copies were sold in ten years: the who... Read more

In the following essay, Seelye asserts that, despite its metric simplicity, Evangeline stands out as exemplary of its age. Longfellow survives largely as a bad example, not a poète maudit bu... Read more

In the following excerpt, Haralson examines Longfellow's initial popularity and subsequent fall from the literary canon, suggesting that both are due to his “sentimental” masculin... Read more

In the following essay, Hoeltje presents Nathaniel Hawthorne's review of Longfellow's Evangeline. When the Whigs of Salem were in the midst of their conspiracy to oust Nathaniel Hawth... Read more