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Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie is an epic poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, written in English and published in 1847. The poem follows an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel during the expulsion of the Acadians (1755–1764). The idea for the poem came from Longfellow's friend Nathaniel ...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems " Paul Revere's Ride ", The Song of Hiawatha , and Evangeline .
The novel Jacques et Marie by Napoleon Bourassa was serialized in 1865, the same year the French version of Evangeline was released. Probably, the novel was more widely read in Acadia than Longfellow's poem. [9] Nevertheless, both Longfellow and Bourassa exerted a significant influence on Acadian literature. [10]
Henry Longfellow. Two works mark a turning point in the Acadian Renaissance, the most significant being the poem Evangeline , published by the American Henry Longfellow in 1847. The Acadians see themselves reflected in this story, with the fictional couple Evangeline and Gabriel symbolizing, in a way, the history of the Acadians — their ...
Tales of a Wayside Inn is a collection of poems by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The book, published in 1863, depicts a group of people at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts, as each tells a story in the form of a poem. The characters telling the stories at the inn are based on real people.
In North Carolina, Hurricane Helene damaged more than 7,000 private bridges, roads and culverts. They're a critical part of the infrastructure, but the state isn't paying for repairs.
Evangeline is a 1929 American synchronized sound film directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Dolores del Río.While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.
This Valentine's Day, one couple is taking their love to new heights. On a special Valentine's Day flight from Iceland to Paris on the morning of Feb. 14, a flight staffed full of PLAY Airlines ...