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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | | Birth Date: |
February 27, 1807 | | Death Date: |
March 24, 1882 | | Place of Birth: |
Portland, Maine, United States | | Place of Death: |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
poet |
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 Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
873 words, approx. 3 pages
 The insistent moral tone, sentimentality, and serene idealism of the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) made him an extremely popular author at home and abroad in the 19th century. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland,... summary from source:
 Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
7,538 words, approx. 25 pages
 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 of the United States. Poems such as "Paul Revere's... summary from source:
Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
4,873 words, approx. 16 pages
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 diminished, a portion of his work still stands as a...
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 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes
7,965 words, approx. 27 pages
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ( 27 February 1807 – 24 March 1882 ) was an American poet and one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets . Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 A Psalm of Life (1839) 1.2 The Wreck of the Hesperus (1842) 1.3 The...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Information
1,808 words, approx. 6 pages
Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807, to Stephen and Zilpah (Wadsworth) Longfellow in Portland, Maine, and grew up in what is now known as the Wadsworth-Longfellow House. His father was a lawyer, and his maternal grandfather, Peleg Wadsworth, Sr.,...
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 Monarch Notes Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Hiawatha
01/01/1963: 656 words, approx. 2 pages Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Hiawatha: Longfellow was not a poetic innovator, but he did hit upon subjects that had not been used before, and included material in his poems, especially the long ones, which had been considered the exclusive province of history, or at least... summary from source:
Monarch Notes Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Evangeline
01/01/1963: 1,062 words, approx. 4 pages Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Evangeline: The poem is divided into two major sections, each containing five subdivisions. Preceding the poem is an introduction which paints vivid scenes of desolation, describing the remains of an old Acadian (Nova Scotian) town, once occupied by French settlers living... summary from source:
 AP News Threatened chestnuts now spreading again
7/27/2007: 359 words, approx. 1 pagesThe chestnut tree that once faced the same fate as Longfellow's village smithy is spreading again along Appalachia's strip-mined mountainsides.A bit of tree-growing globalization has helped, officials said at a ceremony Thursday led by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who called the chestnut "a tree so... summary from source:
AP News Today in history - Feb. 27
2/27/2007: 678 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Tuesday, Feb. 27, the 58th day of 2007. There are 307 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:Two hundred years ago, on Feb. 27, 1807, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine.On this date:In 1801, the District of Columbia was...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Cecil B. Williams
16,332 words, approx. 54 pages
In the following essay, Williams provides a thematic and stylistic analysis of Longfellow's major poetic works.
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Critical Essay by Cecil B. Williams
7,775 words, approx. 26 pages
In the following essay, Williams examines the scope of Longfellow's work, focusing on his lesser-known ballads, sonnets, odes, and elegies.
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Critical Essay by Kenneth Hovey
7,656 words, approx. 26 pages
In the following essay, Hovey assesses the importance and influence of Longfellow's “A Psalm of Life.”
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 88%The Romantics
540 words, approx. 2 pages
Fireside poets such as William Cullen Bryant and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used many messages to describe things such as nature, individual freedom, and imagination in their poems. The works of literature created by William Cullen Bryant and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow create messages that teach moral lessons and express opinions of real life situations.
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