Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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"Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is an epic poem published in 1847. It follows Evangeline Bellefontaine, an Acadian girl separated from her beloved Gabriel during the British expulsion of Acadians from Nova Scotia. The poem traces her years-long journey across America searching for him, coming heartbreakingly close without knowing. Written in dactylic hexameter imitating classical Greek and Latin verse, it became Longfellow's most famous work and powerfully shaped
Acadian identity for generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 |
|---|---|
| Title | Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie |
| Note | With Accents |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangeline |
| Credits | Produced by Stewart A. Levin |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | American poetry |
| Subject | Acadians -- Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2039 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-02039-6 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2000 |
| Last Update | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1229 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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