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A landmark of world literature, The Divine Comedy tells of the poet
Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in search of
salvation. Before he is redeemed by his love for the heavenly
Beatrice, he learns the meaning of evil, sin, damnation and
forgiveness through a series of unforgettable encounters. This
edition features Longfellow's renowned translation and
reproductions of Gustave Dore's classic engravings from the 1867
publication.
Longfellow's tribute to the famous revolutionary hero begins with the stirring cadence that American schoolchildren have committed to memory for over a century. Now illustrator Ted Rand brings these vivid and beautiful lines to life as dramatically as the poet's immortal message inspires. "The clatter of hooves seems to echo in Rand's evocative paintings of that famed midnight ride...." --Kirkus reviews
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
America'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 "A Psalm of
Life" and "The Children's Hour," whose phrases and characters have
become part of the culture. Here as well, along with the public
antislavery poems, are the sparer, darker lyrics-"The Fire of
Drift-Wood," "Mezzo Cammin," "Snow-Flakes," and many others-that
show a more austere aspect of Longfellow'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 as Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha (both
included in full) or the stories collected in Tales of a Wayside
Inn (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, notably The New
England Tragedies (also complete), are remarkable in their range
and ambition. As a special feature, this volume restores to print
Longfellow's novel 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
Longfellow's concern with creating an American national literature.
LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural
organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary
heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America'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.
The infectious rhythm of "The Song of Hiawatha" has drawn millions
to the shores of Gitchee Gumee. Once there, they've stayed to hear
about the young brave with the magic moccasins, who talks with
animals and uses his supernatural gifts to bring peace and
enlightenment to his people. This 1855 masterpiece combines romance
and idealism in an idyllic natural setting.
Most English translations of INFERNO are full of colorful, but
meaningless language based on today's modern standards. Some
translations are so elaborate that they are as difficult to read as
the original Italian version. This translation uses the Longfellow
translation as a base, but replaces the obscure or antiquated
verbiage with the language of Modern English. This translation
could easily be read and understood by today's reader.
The Song of Hiawatha is an epic poem, written in 1855 by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow. This version comes with copious illustrations
and with line numbers, it also comprises five other poems: The
Skeleton in Armor, The Wreck of the Hesperus, The Luck of Edenhall,
The Elected Knight, and The Children of the Lord's Supper.The Song
of Hiawatha is about an Indian hero who is based on the legends of
the Ojibwe and other Native American peoples. Longfellow's work is
a saga in the genre of American Romantic literature, and is not
representative of Native American oral tradition. Longfellow had
originally planned to call his hero Manabozho, which was the name
of a Ojibwe folklore trickster-transformer . However, in his
journal entry on June 28th, 1854, he wrote, "Work at 'Manabozho;'
or, as I think I shall call it, 'Hiawatha'-that being another name
for the same personage." Longfellow was mistaken about this,
Hiawatha was probably an Iroquois hero. But as a result of the
popularity of the poem, "Hiawatha" was used as a common name for
everything, from towns to a telephone company, in the region of the
western Great Lakes, where no Iroquois live.
This book ambitiously brings together all Longfellow's poems into a
single volume. As well as his justly famous works such as
'Hiawatha', 'The Wreck of the Hesperus' and 'Evangeline', there is
much else here to delight the reader, such as his many short poems,
translations and verse-dramas. This is a new edition of the text -
not a scan - carefully hand-edited to be clear and complete.
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The Song of Hiawatha (1855) is an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow. A master of poetic tradition and form, Longfellow wrote
The Song of Hiawatha in trochaic tetrameter, the meter of such
classical epics as the Finnish Kalevala. Inspired by stories from
Ojibwe oral tradition, for which he consulted Ojibwe chief
Kahge-ga-gah-bowh and other indigenous sources, Longfellow composed
his American epic, a story of romance and perseverance steeped in
legend and beloved by generations to come. Along the shores of Lake
Superior, an Ojibwe leader prophesies the arrival of Hiawatha, a
great and noble hero. Before he can be born, however, Mudjekeewis
must father the Four Winds by killing the Great Bear. His sons grow
to be wild, fearless warriors, defending their land and feuding
endlessly with one another. Although Nokomis, a woman who fell from
the moon, warns her daughter not to fall for the West Wind, Wenonah
is seduced by him, bringing about the birth of Hiawatha. Powerful
and adventurous from a young age, Hiawatha grows into a legendary
figure responsible for the discovery of corn and the invention of a
written language for his people. When he meets the beautiful
Minnehaha, a young Dakota woman, he struggles to balance his
responsibilities as a leader and protector with a love that
overwhelms him. The Song of Hiawatha is a romance of epic
proportions that pays tribute to the stories of America's first
peoples. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's
The Song of Hiawatha is a classic of American literature reimagined
for modern readers.
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