Chapter 3: Early Nineteenth Century: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
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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.
Arvin, Newton. Longfellow: his life and work. Boston: Little, Brown, 1963. Ps2281 .A6
Crowninshield, Clara. Diary: a European tour with Longfellow, 1835-1836. Edited by Andrew Hilen. Seattle: U of Washington P, 1956. PS2281 .C7
Gorman, Herbert S. A Victorian American. Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat P,1967. PS2281 .G6
Hirsh, Edward L. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P, 1964. PS2281 .H55
Longfellow, Samuel. Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with extracts from his journals and correspondence. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1891. PS2281 .L6
Robertson, Eric S. Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Port Washington, N.Y., Kennikat P, 1972. PS2281 .R6
Thompson, Lawrance R. Young Longfellow (1807-1843). NY: Octagon Books, 1969. PS2282 T5
Williams, Cecil B. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. NY: Twayne, 1964. PS2281 .W47
Wagenknecht, Edward. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, his poetry and prose. NY: Ungar, 1986.. PS2288 .W27
| Top | Selected Bibliography: Articles
Blue, Frederick J. "The Poet and the Reformer: Longfellow, Sumner, and the Bonds of Male Friendship, 1837-1874." Journal of the early Republic 15.2 ( Sum 1995): 273-.
Fletcher, Angus. "Whitman and Longfellow: Two Types of the American Poet." Raritan 10.4 (Sprg 1991): 131-145.
Haralson, Eric L. "Mars in Petticoats: Longfellow and Sentimental Masculinity." Nineteenth-century literature 51.3 (1996): 327-.
Marraro, Howard R. "Miscellaneous Notes on Italian Literature in America in the Nineteenth Century. Mod Lang J 54.5 (May 1970): 324-328.
Michener, Roger. "Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Librarian of Bowdoin College, 1829-35." Library Quarterly 43.3 (Jul 1973): 215-226.
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"?
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