Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American poet who was the most popular poet in the nineteenth-century United States. Evangeline, The Song of Hiawatha, and Paul Revere's Ride are beloved narrative poems that shaped American mythology.
Works
- EvangelineNarrative poem depicting Acadian lovers separated by colonial displacement
- The Song of HiawathaNarrative poem retelling Native American legend with romantic adventure
- Paul Revere's RideNarrative poem celebrating American patriot's midnight Revolutionary War ride
- Voices of the NightCollection of narrative and lyrical poems on nature, mortality, and human aspiration
- Tales of a Wayside InnFrame narrative poem featuring diverse stories told by travelers at an inn