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.
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Longfellow was the most popular poet of his day. This selection includes generous samplings from his longer works--Evangeline, The Court...
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
Longfellow's tribute to the famous revolutionary hero begins with the stirring cadence that American schoolchildren have committed to memory for over ...
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...
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Booklist Editor's Choice Rich in imagery and detail, this exquisitely rendered p...
This handsome volume contains eight of the most popular of Longfellow's poems, including "The Wreck of the Hesperus," "The Village Blacksmith," "Paul Revere's Ride," and excerpts from "The Song of Hiawatha." This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 6-8, Poetry)
This handsome volume contains eight of the most popular of Longfellow's poems, including "The Wreck of the Hesperus," "The Village Blacksmith," "Paul ...
This long narrative poem is based on Hartmann von der Aue's treatment of a psycho-sexual German medieval romance Poor Henry [ca 1210], the hero renamed Prince Henry of Hoheneck. It is not based on the famous "lives of the saints" of the same name, as often claimed. The first printing was 3,600 copies and this popular book went through five printings within the year.
This long narrative poem is based on Hartmann von der Aue's treatment of a psycho-sexual German medieval romance Poor Henry [ca 1210], the hero rename...
Christus was envisioned by Longfellow as his epoch poetic masterpiece, bringing his religious and historical work together in a coherent, epic form; the three volumes collect The Divine Tragedy, The Golden Legend and The New England Tragedies, adding an "Interlude," a "Finale," and a piece on Martin Luther.
Christus was envisioned by Longfellow as his epoch poetic masterpiece, bringing his religious and historical work together in a coherent, epic form; t...
