Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an acclaimed poet in the 1800s and the first non-British writer to have a honorary bust placed in Poet’s corner, Westminster Abbey, in 1884 (Belanger 1). He was very popular during his time and still is today. Many events in Longfellow’s life influenced what he wrote about and his style. Longfellow’s travels, schooling, and obstacles in life wholly created Longfellow’s simple and sentimental style of writing that was so admired. To begin, Longfellow was a fortunate man who was able to to travel and experience the world. One of these travels was a walking tour through Europe, visiting France, Spain, Italy, and Germany. While there for his studies to prepare him for his professorship in modern language at Bowdoin,…
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a man of flowing words, was born on February 27, 1807, Portland, Maine. The first Longfellow came to America in 1676 from England. His mother was Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow. Her father, Peleg Wadsworth, had been a general in the Revolutionary War. His father, Stephen Longfellow, was a lawyer. He started school when he was three and became one of the school’s best students. Longfellow was naturally drawn to words. His mother read his brothers, sisters, and him the…
His arguments are advanced by his choices of words. Boorstin writes, “Under the hot glare of psychology and sociology the heroes’ heroic qualities have been dissolved into a blur of environmental influences and internal maladjustments” (52). His phrasing of “under the hot glare” dramatizes the decline of the hero and suggests this phenomenon happened with ease. Next, words such as “dissolve” and “blur” prone us to assume that heroes can be broken down and destroyed quickly. And so, it’s a…
Nicholas Longworth is best remembered as the father of American winemaking. Longworth popularized the Catawba grape and created a widespread, if short-lived, enthusiasm for sparkling wines of the Ohio River Valley. He was also a well-regarded attorney, a massively successful real estate investor, and a tireless philanthropist who dedicated his enormous fortune to those whom he affectionately called “the devil’s poor.” When he was 19 years old, he moved west, eager to distance himself…
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is American poet who wrote throughout 1873 to 1880, primarily influenced by the Romantic era. Born to the daughter of a Revolutionary War hero and an established lawyer, Longfellow was expected to attend college and follow his father’s footsteps. However he was more fascinated by the coastal culture of his town in Maine, fascinated by the stories of the sailors who detailed their exotic travels. Accordingly, Longfellow pursued his intrigue,…
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said, “Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions”. Ambition can cause people to do some crazy things like investing all of their savings in a franchise or traveling halfway across the world to meet their supposed long lost love.Sometimes these ambitions are worth the risk and hassle. But this strong ambition does not always guarantee a successful outcome. Having such an intense ambition for something can create…
Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne are the great Gothic writers of the 19th century. Gothic in the 19th century was considered gritty, grim and barbarous to an extent as well, depending on the author you come across. Gothic is what brought the unconscious mind, also known as altered states, to the surface. The unconscious mind being, the fear you don’t seek. Most of the time in your dreams—or what you think to be your dreams. The unconscious mind shows you that with great hope, also comes…
“One if by land, and two if by sea.” Many people may associate this famous line with Paul Revere because that’s what they learned in history class, but what many of those people don’t know is that Paul Revere had never said that line at all. That well known line is included in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride” which is a poem that we usually learn in history class. But, despite the poem being based on Raul Revere’s deposition, there are many inaccuracies. So instead, the poem…
This article explores the life, the literary works, and the writing style used by Andrew Lang. Andrew Lang was a British writer born on March 31, 1844, in Selkirk, 1844. He is also known as Andrew Huge Longway. For his education, he attended the St. Andrews University (1861-1863), University of Glasgow (1863-1864), Balliol College and Oxford, BA (1866). Lang married Lenora Blanche Allyene in 1875. Lang started his career as a fellow at Merton College then to Oxford. Lang then later became a…
No pain can compare to the feeling obtained after witnessing the death of a loved one. This grief easily infects artist’s works. The sorrow of death has infected many famous works such as Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” or Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee.” No writer however, has been more impacted than Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He was greatly affected by the deaths of his two wives which are clearly shown in his works. Henry Longfellow shows through his marriages, “The…