英美文学 Longfellow.pptVIP

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ;Major works;;Life;Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, Maine ;Longfellows Childhood Home----Portland, Maine;;Longfellow National Historic Site;Mary Storer Potter became Longfellows first wife in 1831 and died four years later;After a seven-year courtship, Longfellow married Frances Appleton in 1843. ;After death;Grave of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ;He was the first American poet to gain a favorable international reputation He was given a private audience 会见 by Queen Victoria. The poets 70th birthday in 1877 was celebrated around the country. ;Style of his poetry;Major Works;His works:;His three main ballads;Evangeline was Henry Wadsworth Longfellows first epic poem. It has remained one of his most enduring works. ;Evangeline;Evangeline and Gabriel;This is the first epic poem describing the life of Indians. It based on the legends of Ojibway Indians.;The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls;The tide rises, the tide falls, a The twilight darkend, the curlew calls； a Along the sea-sands, damp and brown . b The traveller hastens the town, b And the tide rises, the tide falls. a Darkness settles on roofs and walls, a But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls; a The little waves, with their soft, white hands, c Efface the footprints in the sands, c And the tide rises, the tide falls. a The morning breaks; the steeds in their stall a Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls; a The day returns, but never more d Returns the traveller to the shore, d