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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(1807—1882)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The most beloved American poet of the 19th century
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Life
Hornors
Works
A Psalm of Life
Life
Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807 in Maine.
His father was a lawyer, and his maternal grandfather was a general in the American Revolutionary War and a Member of Congress.
Longfellow was enrolled in a dame school at the age of three and by age six was enrolled at the private Portland Academy.
Life
In the fall of 1822, the 15-year old Longfellow was enrolled at Bowdoin College where he was a classmate of Nathaniel Hawthorne .
After graduation in 1825, Longfellow went to Europe to study.
Life
In theEurope he learned French, Spanish, and Italian but refused to settle down to a regimen of scholarship at any university.
In 1829 he returned to the United States to be a professor to teach European languages at Bowdoin first and then in Harvard in 1836.
Life
In 1855,after 18 years of teaching at Harvard, he resigned his position because he felt it interfered with his writing.
In 1882,at the age of 75, he died at Cambridge ,America .
Hornors
He received honorary degrees from famous colleges and universities, including Cambridge and Oxford.
He was the first American poet to gain a favorable international reputation.
He was given a private audience by Queen Victoria.
Hornors
The poet's 70th birthday in 1877 was celebrated around the country.
After his death, a bust of Longfellow was placed in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey—the first American to be so honored.
In the late 19th century, Longfellow was without a doubt the most popular American poet.
Works
Voices of the Night (1839) <夜籁集> -- first collection
Ballads and Other Poems (1841) <歌谣及其它>
Evangeline (1847) <伊凡吉林> -- his narrative poem
The Song of Hiawatha (1855) <海华莎之歌>
Michael Angelo 〈〉-- most conspicuous dramatic work