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Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLongfellow (1807-1882) is one of the most famous American poets. He was born and died in Massachusetts. He studied languages in Europe, then returned to the States to work as a professor and librarian at Bowdoin. He was offered a position at Harvard based on his writings, which included essays on French, Spanish, and Italian literature, and translations of poetry and prose. This gave him the opportunity to visit Germany, England, Sweden, and the Netherlands. He spent five years in Germany. Upon his return to the States in 1836, he settled in at Harvard and began to write travel sketches, which were unsuccessful, and poetry, which was. He was in charge of the modern languages program at Harvard for 18 years, until he left in 1854 to write first time. A year later, he published "Hiawatha." Longfellow was unlucky in love. His first wife died in 1831 after just four years of marriage. His second wife died in 1861 when she accidentally set her own dress on fire. He fought against despair by undertaking a translation of Dante's Divine Comedy. Literary influences: Sir Walter Scott, Washington Irving, and German Romanticism. Random Quote from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us footprints in the sands of time." Search the Database for QuotesQuotes by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowOnline Resources
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