Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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". He was the first American to completely translate Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy'' and was one of the fireside poets from New England.Longfellow was born in Portland, District of Maine, Massachusetts (now Portland, Maine). He graduated from Bowdoin College and became a professor there and, later, at Harvard College after studying in Europe. His first major poetry collections were ''Voices of the Night'' (1839) and ''Ballads and Other Poems'' (1841). He retired from teaching in 1854 to focus on his writing, and he lived the remainder of his life in the Revolutionary War headquarters of George Washington in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
His first wife, Mary Potter, died in 1835 after a miscarriage. His second wife, Frances Appleton, died in 1861 after sustaining burns when her dress caught fire. After her death, Longfellow had difficulty writing poetry for a time and focused on translating works from foreign languages. Longfellow died in 1882.
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. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1963
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1842
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1950
Published 1950
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1842
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1907
Published 1907
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1947
Published 1947
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1942
Published 1942
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1900
Published 1900
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1906
Published 1906
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1900
Published 1900
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1967
Published 1967
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1920
Published 1920
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1897
Published 1897
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1963
Published 1963
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1911
Published 1911
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by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Published 1934
Published 1934
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