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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.
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The Inferno (Hardcover)
Dante Alighieri; Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Divine Comedy (Hardcover)
Dante; Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Illustrated by Gustave Dore
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Dante's Divine Comedy is one of the most highly regarded works of
world literature and a classic that continues to inspire fiction
and poetry today. Written between 1308 and 1321, the three books of
this epic poem- 'lnferno', 'Purgatorio' and 'Paradiso'- tell the
story of the poet's personal journey through the afterlife, an
odyssey that leads him from his wanderings in the spiritual
wilderness to a paradise shaped by Divine love. This edition of The
Divine Comedy features the classic translation of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow. It also features more than one hundred engravings by
Gustave Dore, long considered the greatest artist to illustrate
Dante's timeless masterpiece.
Longfellow was the most popular poet of his day. This selection includes generous samplings from his longer works—Evangeline, The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Hiawatha—as well as his shorter lyrics and less familiar narrative poems.
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
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Paperback)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Edited by Frances Schoonmaker; Illustrated by Chad Wallace
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This title is aimed at children aged 8 years and upwards. Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow was an American educator and poet and was one
of the five Fireside Poets. This work includes a considered
introduction that offers a substantial overview of the poet's life,
which will help readers understand this remarkable writer. The
poems are accompanied by commentary and illustrations that younger
readers will love. Schoonmaker's careful selection and meticulous
editing and Wallace's luminous, full-colour paintings make for an
enthralling introduction to Longfellow and his work.
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Hiawatha (Paperback)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Illustrated by Susan Jeffers
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A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Editor's Choice
Rich in imagery and detail, this exquisitely rendered picture book
introduces readers to one of America's favorite classic poems, "The
Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Illustrated by
Susan Jeffers, the Caldecott-Honor winning author of Three Jovial
Huntsmen, A Mother Goose Rhyme, this book beautifully weaves
together oral traditions of American Indian culture and presents a
charming and hypnotic account of Hiawatha's boyhood.
"Exquisite, detailed illustrations grace this picture book which
presents the part of Longfellow's stirring poem dealing with
Hiawatha's boyhood and his relationship to his grandmother, who
teaches him about the ways of animals and the forces of nature. The
illustrator's careful research on flora and fauna and woodland
Indian culture is evident. Some of the poem's background is
explained in a note at the beginning. "This is truly a picture book
for all ages.""--Children's Literature (emphasis added)
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The Song Of Hiawatha (Paperback)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Contributions by Mint Editions
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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.
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.
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.
This edition gives a side-by-side parallel translation of Dante's
Divine Comedy using Longfellow's translation. The Divine Comedy is
an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death
in 1321. It is generally considered to be the preeminent work of
Italian literature and one of the greatest works of world
literature. The poem is written in the Tuscan dialect, and the poem
helped establish this dialect as the standardized Italian language.
The poem is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and
Paradiso. At the superficial level, the poem describes Dante's
travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven; but at a deeper level,
it ia an allegory of the soul's journey towards God. In order to
articulate this journey towards God, Dante uses on medieval
Christian theology and philosophy, especially Thomistic philosophy
and the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas. Longfellow's
translation is considered to be the best translation, overall.
Longfellow, being a poet himself, was able to create a flowing
translation that has not been surpassed.
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Hyperion - A Romance (Paperback)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Hyperion: A Romance (1839) is a novel by Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow. Although he is known predominately as one of the
leading American poets of the nineteenth century, Longfellow began
his career writing moderately successful travelogues, stories, and
novels. Inspired by his travels throughout Europe, as well as by
the death of his first wife, Longfellow published Hyperion: A
Romance to lukewarm critical response. Although less significant
than his lyric and epic poetry, Hyperion captures an artist coming
into his own within a Romantic tradition flooded with major and
minor figures across the globe. Modeled partly on Goethe's Wilhelm
Meister's Lehrjahre (1796), Hyperion: A Romance is the story of
Paul Flemming, a young academic who travels to Germany following
the loss of a close friend. Taking in the sights, sounds, folk
tales, and music of the countryside, towns, and villages he visits,
Flemming muses on the position of humanity in the world and the
meaning of art in relation to nature. Filled with such lofty
thoughts, he is entirely unprepared to meet and fall in love with a
German woman. At a moment of growth and on the brink of reconciling
with his trauma, Flemming attempts to offer himself to another only
to find that life has a strange way of reflecting the mind of the
artist. Hyperion: A Romance is a fascinating blend of travel
narrative, philosophy, and bildungsroman from a writer with a
poet's sense of the world. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow's Hyperion: A Romance is a classic of American
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Hyperion - A Romance (Hardcover)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Hyperion: A Romance (1839) is a novel by Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow. Although he is known predominately as one of the
leading American poets of the nineteenth century, Longfellow began
his career writing moderately successful travelogues, stories, and
novels. Inspired by his travels throughout Europe, as well as by
the death of his first wife, Longfellow published Hyperion: A
Romance to lukewarm critical response. Although less significant
than his lyric and epic poetry, Hyperion captures an artist coming
into his own within a Romantic tradition flooded with major and
minor figures across the globe. Modeled partly on Goethe’s
Wilhelm Meister’s Lehrjahre (1796), Hyperion: A Romance is the
story of Paul Flemming, a young academic who travels to Germany
following the loss of a close friend. Taking in the sights, sounds,
folk tales, and music of the countryside, towns, and villages he
visits, Flemming muses on the position of humanity in the world and
the meaning of art in relation to nature. Filled with such lofty
thoughts, he is entirely unprepared to meet and fall in love with a
German woman. At a moment of growth and on the brink of reconciling
with his trauma, Flemming attempts to offer himself to another only
to find that life has a strange way of reflecting the mind of the
artist. Hyperion: A Romance is a fascinating blend of travel
narrative, philosophy, and bildungsroman from a writer with a
poet’s sense of the world. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow’s Hyperion: A Romance is a classic of American
literature reimagined for modern readers.
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie (1847) is an epic poem by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow. A master of poetic tradition and form,
Longfellow wrote Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie in dactylic
hexameter, the meter of such classical epics as Homer's Iliad and
Odyssey as well as Virgil's Aeneid. Inspired by the experience of
the Acadians, a Francophone people living in northern Maine and the
Canadian Maritime provinces who were forcefully expelled by British
forces during the French and Indian War, Longfellow composed his
American epic, a story of faith, romance, and perseverance steeped
in tradition and beloved by generations to come. In the French
colony of Acadie, a young woman named Evangeline Bellefontaine
marries Gabriel Lajeunesse. They begin their lives together in
happiness, surrounded by the beauty of the forests and waters of
the Maritimes. When war breaks out between the French and the
British, the Acadians are forced out of their homes by the
advancing British. Separated from Gabriel, Evangeline makes her way
across America in search of safety and her missing husband. After
several near misses and years of living on the road, Evangeline
settles in Philadelphia, where she joins a convent and cares for
the sick as a deadly epidemic sweeps across the land. Evangeline: A
Tale of Acadie is an epic of a forgotten history, a tale of
hardship and the love that would overcome it. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie is a
classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
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.
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Choice collection reflects the poet's mastery of a rich variety of poetic forms and meters. Included is one of his best narrative poems, The Courtship of Miles Standish, along with such famous works as "The Village Blacksmith," "The Wreck of the Hesperus," "The Children's Hour" and "Paul Revere's Ride." Reprinted from standard edition. Alphabetical lists of titles and first lines.
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