Evangeline and Selected Tales and Poems

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y. Signet Classic 1990Description: 286pISBN:
  • 071149003955
Subject(s): Summary: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the first American poet to employ the classic form and style of the Old World successfully to express the subjects and sentiments of the New. Although his narrative poems have long been part of our national heritage, only recently have critics rediscovered his gift for creating superb melodies and harmonies in his verse. The shorter lyrics, the sonnets are amongst the finest in the Romantic tradition. The distinguished modern poet Horace Gregory has selected thirty-seven of Longfellow's most enduring poems for this edition, which offers a perceptive insight into the many facets of Longfellow's genius.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the first American poet to employ the classic form and style of the Old World successfully to express the subjects and sentiments of the New. Although his narrative poems have long been part of our national heritage, only recently have critics rediscovered his gift for creating superb melodies and harmonies in his verse. The shorter lyrics, the sonnets are amongst the finest in the Romantic tradition. The distinguished modern poet Horace Gregory has selected thirty-seven of Longfellow's most enduring poems for this edition, which offers a perceptive insight into the many facets of Longfellow's genius.

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