Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems & Other Writings (LOA #118)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems & Other Writings (LOA #118) (Library of America)
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No American writer of the nineteenth century was more universally enjoyed and admired than Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. His works were extraordinary bestsellers for their era, achieving fame both here and abroad. Now, for the first time in over twenty-five years, The Library of America offers a full-scale literary portrait of Americaâ€™s greatest popular poet.

Here are the poems that created an American mythology: Evangeline in the forest primeval, Hiawatha by the shores of Gitche Gumee, the midnight ride of Paul Revere, the wreck of the Hesperus, the village blacksmith under the spreading chestnut tree, the strange courtship of Miles Standish, the maiden Priscilla and the hesitant John Alden; verses like â€œA Psalm of Lifeâ€ and â€œThe Childrenâ€™s Hour,â€ whose phrases and characters have become part of the culture. Here as well, along with the public antislavery poems, are the sparer, darker lyricsâ€”"The Fire of Drift-Wood," â€œMezzo Cammin,â€ â€œSnow-Flakes,â€ and many othersâ€”that show a more austere aspect of Longfellowâ€™s poetic gift.

Erudite and fluent in many languages, Longfellow was endlessly fascinated with the byways of history and the curiosities of legend. As a verse storyteller he had no peer, whether in the great book-length narratives such asÂ EvangelineÂ andÂ The Song of HiawathaÂ (both included in full) or the stories collected inÂ Tales of a Wayside InnÂ (reprinted here in a generous selection). His many poems on literary themes, such as his moving homages to Dante and Chaucer, his verse translations from Lope de Vega, Heinrich Heine, and Michelangelo, and his ambitious verse dramas, notablyÂ The New England TragediesÂ (also complete), are remarkable in their range and ambition.

As a special feature, this volume restores to print Longfellowâ€™s novelÂ Kavanagh, a study of small-town life and literary ambition that was praised by Emerson as an important contribution to the development of American fiction. A selection of essays rounds out of the volume and provides testimony of Longfellowâ€™s concern with creating an American national literature.

LIBRARY OF AMERICAÂ is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nationâ€™s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, Americaâ€™s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Country USA
Brand Library of America
Manufacturer Library of America
Binding Hardcover
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2000-08-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781883011857

Country	USA
Brand	Library of America
Manufacturer	Library of America
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2000-08-28
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781883011857

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems & Other Writings (LOA #118) (Library of America)

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