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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems " Paul Revere's Ride ", " The Song of Hiawatha ", and " Evangeline ".
Jun 23, 2024 · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (born February 27, 1807, Portland, Massachusetts [now in Maine], U.S.—died March 24, 1882, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was the most popular American poet in the 19th century, known for such works as The Song of Hiawatha (1855) and “Paul Revere’s Ride” (1863).
He achieved a level of national and international prominence previously unequaled in the literary history of the United States and is one of the few American writers honored in the Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey—in fact, he is believed to be the first as his bust was installed there in 1884.
Jan 2, 2018 · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (born February 27, 1807 – died March 24, 1882) was an American poet of the Romantic period. He served as a professor at Harvard University and was an adept linguist, traveling throughout Europe and immersing himself in European culture and poetry, which he emulated in his poetry.
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. 1807 –. 1882. Read poems by this poet. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine—then still part of Massachusetts—on February 27, 1807, the second son in a family of eight children. His mother, Zilpah Wadsworth, was the daughter of a Revolutionary War hero.
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).
A Psalm of Life. By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. What The Heart Of The Young Man Said To The Psalmist. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest!
Biography. PDF Cite Share. Article abstract: Besides working to establish the study of modern languages and comparative literature in the United States, Longfellow became the most popular...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on the 27 th of February in 1807, in Portland, Maine. He was the bright son of Stephen Longfellow, a lawyer, while her mother, Zilpah Longfellow, was the daughter of a revolutionary war hero. Henry was named after his paternal uncle who died in the battle of Tripoli.
