Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Poems (Hardcover)

by Henry W. Longfellow (Author)

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Aftermath
The Arsenal At Springfield
The Children's Hour
The Cross Of Snow
The Day Is Done
Evangeline
Finale: Saint John
The Fire Of Driftwood; Devereux Farm, Near Marblehead
Giles Corey Of The Salem Farms
Giles Corey Of The Salem Farms: Prologue
Hawthorne
I. Miles Standish
Ii. Love And Friendship
Iii. The Lover's Errand
Iv. John Alden
Ix. The Wedding-day
The Jewish Cemetery At Newport
John Endicott
The Landlord's Tale
Mezzo Cammin
Morituri Salutamus
My Lost Youth
Nature; Sonnet
The Occultation Of Orion
The Poet's Tale
A Psalm Of Life
The Ropewalk
Sailing Of The Mayflower
Seaweed
The Skeleton In Armor
The Slave Singing At Midnight
Snowflakes
The Song Of Hiawatha: Hiawatha's Childhood
The Song Of Hiawatha: Hiawatha's Fasting
The Theologian's Tale
Vi. Priscilla
Vii. The March Of Miles Standish
Viii. The Spinning-wheel
The Village Blacksmith
The Warning
The Wreck Of The Hesperus
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder® --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
When Henry Wadsworth Longfellow died on March 24, 1882, at the age of seventy-five, he was the most celebrated poet in the English-speaking world, Not only was he America's first professional poet, but, after his death, he was the first American to have his bust placed in the Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey in London, England.
Longfellow was an unsurpassed master in his use of musical language. Few poets could match his sonorous and rhythmically sensual use of words. His poetry is rarely abstract, and the vivid, descriptive imagery and the narrative form of verse he favored make it pleasing to read and follow. His subject matter touched on American life and its verities, be it legendary heroism as in "Paul Revere's Ride" or in the honest, upright, and hardworking man of "The Village Blacksmith."
This collection brings together Longfellow's best and most famous poems, providing a complete overview of his versatile and multifaceted genius. All the classic Longfellow selections, including "A Psalm of Life," "The Children's Hour," and "The Day is Done," are here, as well as lesser-known but equally worthy poems, like "The Cross of Snow," a sonnet written in memory of his second wife, who died tragically in a fire. Also included, in their entirety, are two long narrative masterpieces, Evangeline and The Courtship of Miles Standish.
One of the most popular poets who ever lived, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a marvelous storyteller. In addition, his verse expressed his deep sincerity and his uncanny ability to identify with the hearts and passions of those who read and reread his poems.
This book features a deluxe cover, ribbon marker, top stain, and decorative endpapers with a nameplate.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Gramercy; first edition (September 27, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517082462
• ISBN-13: 978-0517215180
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #910,231 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best introduction to one of America's best loved poets., November 9, 1998

By	Frank Beck (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Longfellow: Selected Poems (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)

When I was producing a video biography of Longfellow for Macmillan/McGraw-Hill in 1992, I needed a one-volume selection of Longfellow's poetry, and this book did the job very nicely. It includes Longfellow's best-known poems as well as two others that were never published during the poet's lifetime but must be classed with his finest work. The introduction by Lawrence Buell provides a useful biographical sketch and a thoughtful discussion of why Longfellow--the most famous American of his time--is not more widely read today. Buell's observations may get you thinking about this schoolbook poet in a different way.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where have you gone, Mr. Longfellow? , February 7, 2005

By	Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

Longellow is the poet of the American public school. 'Evangeline' 'The Courtship of Miles Standish' 'Paul Revere's Ride' ' The Village Blacksmith' ' 'A Psalm of life' and others. His reputation in the nineteenth century was great and overwhelming. Yet his reputation in the realm of poetry today is not with those artists of the canon, Tennyson and Browning in England, and Whitman and Dickinson in the United States. Perhaps it is because his poems are taken to be not inventive enough linguistically. Perhaps it is because the very thing many have praised him for his musicality seems today to be less than the irregular music of a Hopkins or Dylan Thomas.
In any case in Longfellow one will find sound solid lines, a certain moral stance , a kind of American integrity. For someone like myself reading Longfellow is a nostalgic trip and a new perspective on what I read so long ago. He has much to give even if it is not quite at the highest poetic level.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poetry written for the human soul!, February 7, 2002

By	BuckMulligan "Andrew" (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews

Whether you are simply exploring an interest in poetry or are a seasoned reader of the great poets, Longfellow's poems will move you. There is a poem in this collection that is perfect for every mood you could be in. If you are down and need to be lifted up, if you simply want to smile about the beauty of life, or if your heart has been broken, Longfellow's works will speak to your heart. Longfellow's works have spoken to my soul as no other poet or writer has ever before.