Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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- (1807-82) one of the most popular US poets. He wrote long poems which helped to create romantic American legends (= stories from the past which may or may not be true). They include Evangeline (1847), The Song of Hiawatha (1855), The Village Blacksmith (1841), The Courtship of Miles Standish (1858) and Paul Revere's Ride (1861). Longfellow also taught modern languages at Harvard University (1836-54).
see also Hiawatha亨利·沃兹沃思·朗费罗(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow):(1807-82)是美国最受欢迎的诗人之一。他写了很长的诗歌,帮助创造了浪漫的美国传奇。他们包括伊万杰琳(1847),海瓦莎之歌(1855),乡村铁匠(1841),迈尔斯·斯坦迪什的求爱(1858)和保罗·里维尔的骑马(1861)。朗费罗还在哈佛大学(1836-54)教授现代语言。