Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Broschiertes Buch

Kéramos and Other Poems

Beschreibung

Unique Element About the Author / Historical Context A COLLECTION OF POEMS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. Kéramos and Other Poems, by AMERICAN author HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (1807-1882) is a collection of poems first published in 1878 in the UNITED STATES. Longfellow wrote many lyric poems known for their musicality and often presenting stories of mythology and legend. He was among the most popular American poet of his day and had success overseas. This volume contains some original poems by Longfellow, as well as his translations of Virgil, Ovid, and others, including seven sonnets and one canzone by Michelangelo. Included among the poems in this collection are "The Leap of the Roushan Beg," the famous "Haroun Al Raschid" and the sequence "Birds of Passage: Flight the Fifth." "Art is the child of nature," wrote the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his book of poetry, Kéramos and Other Poems. Sneak Peak Art is the child of Nature; yes, Her darling child, in whom we trace The features of the mother's face, Her aspect and her attitude, All her majestic loveliness Chastened and softened and subdued Into a more attractive grace, And with a human sense imbued. Title Details Originally published in 1878

Autor

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator. His original poetry include "Paul Revere's Ride," "The Song of Hiawatha," and "Evangeline." He was the first American to thoroughly translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and one of New England's fireside poets. Longfellow was born in Portland, District of Maine, Massachusetts (now Portland, Maine). He graduated from Bowdoin College and went on to teach at Harvard College after studying in Europe. His first two major poetry books were Ballads and Other Poems (1841) and Voices of the Night (1839). He withdrew from teaching in 1854 to focus on his writing and spent the rest of his life at George Washington's Revolutionary War headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mary Potter, his first wife, died in 1835 from a miscarriage. His second wife, Frances Appleton, died in 1861 from burns sustained when her garment caught fire. Longfellow struggled to write poetry after her death and shifted his concentration to translating works from other languages. Longfellow died in 1882. Longfellow authored many lyric poems, which are recognized for their musicality and frequently tell stories of mythology and folklore. He became the most popular American poet of his day and had international recognition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Word Well Enterprises
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 201g
• ISBN-13: 9781628342901
• ISBN-10: 1628342900
• Artikelnr.: 68090836