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Public Poet, Private Man: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at 200
Christoph Irmscher
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Description for Public Poet, Private Man: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at 200
Paperback. One of the most popular American poets of his day, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was a multiculturalist before the term was invented. This volume offers a view of the poet's personal life, his connection with his audience, and his efforts to add an international dimension to American literature. Num Pages: 236 pages, 67 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
This work presents a portrait of Longfellow as professional author, devoted friend, and family man. The most popular American poet of his day, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was a multiculturalist before the term was invented. He passionately believed in the value of foreign travel and conceived of American literature as deeply 'transatlantic'. A polyglot poet-scholar, the first American to translate Dante's entire ""Divine Comedy"", he was also a hands-on, unconventional father who produced numerous Edward Lear - like drawings for the entertainment of his children. Based on an exhibition at Harvard's Houghton Library and originally published as a special issue ... Read more
This work presents a portrait of Longfellow as professional author, devoted friend, and family man. The most popular American poet of his day, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was a multiculturalist before the term was invented. He passionately believed in the value of foreign travel and conceived of American literature as deeply 'transatlantic'. A polyglot poet-scholar, the first American to translate Dante's entire ""Divine Comedy"", he was also a hands-on, unconventional father who produced numerous Edward Lear - like drawings for the entertainment of his children. Based on an exhibition at Harvard's Houghton Library and originally published as a special issue ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558495845
SKU
V9781558495845
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About Christoph Irmscher
CHRISTOPH IRMSCHER is professor of English at Indiana University and author of Longfellow Redux and The Poetics of Natural History: From John Bartram to William James.
Reviews for Public Poet, Private Man: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at 200
Christoph Irmscher demonstrates the enviable ability to select a dazzling array of material objects from another century, and use them to give shape and substance to the life and tomes of a most appealing subject. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was America's first celebrity poet - a superstar of his day, we realize here in a very immediate way - but he ... Read more