SOURCE: “Mars in Petticoats: Longfellow and Sentimental Masculinity,” in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. 51, No. 3, December, 1996, pp. 327-55.
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” masculinity. He also shows that Evangeline broadened Longfellow's scope as a writer.
This is a free excerpt of 55 words. There are 7,118 words (approx.
24 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie: Critical Essay by Eric L. Haralson Access Pass.
