Questions tagged [henry-wadsworth-longfellow]
Questions about the works of the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) and his life as a writer.
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Understanding the nature of the footsteps imagery in Henry Longfellow's "Footsteps of Angels"
I'm trying to understand the sense of the image of divine footsteps used in Henry Longfellow's religious poem "Footsteps of Angels":
With a slow and noiseless footstep
Comes that messenger ...
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In Longfellow's "Evangeline", during what part of the year is Evangeline exiled?
In Longfellow's Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie, during what part of the year/holiday season is Evangeline exiled from her home? Some details seem to imply Halloween and others Christmas.
In the poem ...
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