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Chapter 3: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
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Page Links: | Primary Works | Selected Bibliography 1980-Present | Study Questions | MLA Style Citation of this Web Page |
Site Links: | Chap 3: Index | Alphabetical List | Table Of Contents | Home Page | February 1, 2008 |
Source: USPS Released
March 15, 2007
Voices of the Night, 1839; Ballads and Other Poems, (includes "The Wreck of the Hesperus" and "The skeleton in Armor") 1841; Poems on Slavery, 1842; The Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems, 1845; Evangeline, 1847; Kavanagh (fiction), 1849; The Song of Haiwatha, 1855; The Courtship of Miles Standish, 1856; Tales of a Wayside Inn, 1863; Poems, 1886; The Poems of Henry wadsworth Longfellow, 1961.
Selected Bibliography 1980-Present
Calhoun, Charles C. Longfellow: A Rediscovered Life. Boston: Beacon, 2004.
Mott, Wesley T. ed. The American Renaissance in New England. Detroit: Gale, 2001.
Parini, Jay. ed. American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies. NY: Scribner's, 2003.
Wagenknecht, Edward. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, his poetry and prose. NY: Ungar, 1986. PS2288 .W27
1. Translate "A Psalm of Life" literally and say whether you agree or disagree. What are Longfellow's favorite words?
2. How has Longfellow changed or maintained his essential view of life between "A Psalm of Life" and "Aftermath"?
MLA Style Citation of this Web Page:
Reuben, Paul P. "Chapter 3: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow." PAL: Perspectives in American Literature- A Research and Reference Guide. WWW URL: http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap3/longfellow.html (provide page date or date of your login).| Top |