The Complete Poems (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Nineteenth-Century American Romantic Verse, Historical Ballads, Epic Narratives, and Fireside LyricsBy Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Length38h 7m
About this audiobook
The Complete Poems gathers the full range of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's verse, from the nationally mythic narratives of "Paul Revere's Ride" and The Song of Hiawatha to intimate lyrics of grief, faith, domestic feeling, and historical memory. Written in lucid meters, musical cadences, and morally resonant imagery, these poems stand at the center of nineteenth-century American literary culture, mediating between European Romantic inheritance and a developing national voice. Longfellow's art favors clarity over obscurity, yet its simplicity often conceals a sophisticated command of form, translation, legend, and popular address. Longfellow, born in Portland, Maine, in 1807, was a scholar, linguist, Harvard professor, and one of the first American poets to achieve international fame. His deep engagement with European languages and literatures, together with personal losses—including the deaths of both his wives—shaped a poetry attentive to consolation, memory, endurance, and the moral uses of art. His historical imagination reflects both academic learning and a desire to give America shared cultural narratives. This volume is recommended for readers seeking the breadth of a poet who helped define American verse for generations. It offers pleasure, historical insight, and a crucial understanding of how poetry once spoke to a broad public without surrendering artistic dignity.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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Includes Goodreads
GenrePoetry
Length38 hrs 7 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 5, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Poems (Annotated)
26INTERLUDE
2Introduction
27THE STUDENT'S TALE
3Author Biography
28FINALE
4Historical Context
29INTERLUDE
5Synopsis (Selection)
30THE BRIDGE OF CLOUD
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6HYMN TO THE NIGHT.
31THE HANGING OF THE CRANE
7THE SPIRIT OF POETRY
32IN THE CHURCHYARD AT TARRYTOWN
8THE SLAVE IN THE DISMAL SWAMP
33A DUTCH PICTURE
9SCENE III. — The Prado. A long avenue of trees leading to the
34SONG
10SCENE XI. — PRECIOSA'S bedchamber. Midnight. She is sleeping in
35AUTUMN WITHIN
11SCENE VI. — A pass in the Guadarrama mountains. Early morning.
36PART ONE
12SONGS
37THE SECOND PASSOVER.
13PART THE SECOND
38THE THIRD PASSOVER
14V
39XII
15THE BUILDERS
40III
16III
41EPILOGUE
17IX
42SECOND INTERLUDE
18XIV
43ACT III.
19XX
44GILES COREY OF THE SALEM FARMS
20II
45FINALE
21VII
46ACT V.
22THE TWO ANGELS
47IV.
23SANDALPHON
48III
24INTERLUDE
49VI
25XI
50VII
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