Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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THIS is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Loud from its rocky caverns, the deep-voiced neighboring ocean Speaks, and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest.
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow- Amazon Sales Rank: #7479509 in Books
- Published on: 2015-06-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .13" w x 6.00" l, .19 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 54 pages
About the Author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in 1807 in Portland, Maine, and he became a professor of modern languages at Harvard. His most famous narrative poems include The Song of Hiawatha, Paul Reveres Ride, "The Village Blacksmith," "The Wreck of the Hesperus." From his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne, Longfellow got a brief outline of a story from which he composed one of his most favorite poems, 'Evangeline'. The original story had Evangeline wandering about New England in search of her bridegroom. One of the first poets to take the landscape and stories of North America as his subjects, Longfellow became immensely popular all over the world, and he was the first American commemorated in the Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey. He was given honorary degrees at the great universities of Oxford and Cambridge, invited to Windsor by Queen Victoria, and called by request upon the Prince of Wales. He was also chosen a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and of the Spanish Academy. He died on March 24, 1882.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A beautiful poem in an affordable edition By Bookseller80 I'm a big fan of Longfellow's works, and Evangeline is by far my favorite. I was pleased to see this version made available at such a low price. My only concern is that the text on the pages within are all italicized, which I find quite distracting. Otherwise, I'm quite pleased with it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The English teacher was right - You must read this epic poem. By Dee in NE I travelled to Nova Scotia last summer and saw the homeland of the Acadians, but had never actually read Evangeline. I bought it and read it right away when I got home. It's interesting and sad to know this was evidently based on a true story that was told to Longfellow. Sad to know how the Acadians were treated.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Worthy Edition of Longfellow's Masterpiece By Teri-Sue Thompson In what may be Longfellow’s greatest masterpiece, this epic poem draws us into the village life of 1755 Acadia, at the time of the imminent marriage of Evangeline and Gabriel, whose plans were tragically thwarted by the sudden exile and dispersal of some 12,000-18,000 Acadians, including our hero and heroine, to various distant destinations. Amidst the confusion of their hasty exit at the command of the hostile military presence, the star-crossed lovers become separated and are destined to spend years searching for each other. Although the incident of the Acadian Deportation did occur in history, thus providing the setting, the characters and the story are all the creations of the Poet. We soon lose sight of this, however, as Longfellow lulls us into his penned reality with his poetic genius … herein using unrhymed dactylic hexameter (DA da da, DA da da, DA da da, DA da da, DA da da, DA da da … as in, from the famous Prologue, “THIS is the FORest priMEval. The MURmuring PINES and the HEMlocks, …”I first fell in love with this poem decades ago when I studied it in my schooldays. I have reread it from time to time, always feeling very moved by it and in awe of the beauty of Longfellow’s writing. His phrases are often indescribably … ethereal … so beautiful that I often repeatedly read the phrases, wanting to hold onto them for a while before proceeding with the tale. His imagery is frequently breathtaking. Two brief examples, randomly selected, are:“… and there, in his feathered seraglio, Strutted the lordly turkey, and crowed the cock, with the selfsameVoice that in ages of old had startled the penitent Peter.”(The definition of seraglio: A sultan’s palace, especially in the former Turkish Empire. Knowing this definition makes the difference between really appreciating Longfellow’s craftsmanship in these lines, or bypassing an opportunity to grasp fully the effect of Longfellow’s words.)A few lines further on, we read:“ … Murmuring ever of love; while above in the variant breezes Numberless noisy weathercocks rattled and sang of mutation.”(Is that not exquisite language to tell us that a weather vane was spinning with the changing winds?)I just finished reading this edition on my Kindle. It is nicely formatted, with active Table of Contents. Superb editing - no errors that I have seen. There is a brief biography at the end, though the author is unnamed. The inclusion of this biography apparently justifies the “Annotated” descriptor used, as there are no notes or explanations. The cover art is the only image included.I purchased this Kindle version of “Evangeline” in addition to the Delphi Classics – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Complete Works because I wanted the speedier and easier access to this poem than is allowed by the massive compilation. It’s well worth spending $1.00 for one of my personal favorite pieces of literature.I hope you enjoy Evangeline as much as I do.
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