Evangeline

When I had my first encounter with Longfellow's long poetry a couple of years ago (what I'd previously read from his pen were just short selections found in American Literature textbooks), through The Song of Hiawatha, I was underwhelmed, and gave it only two stars. However, that was mainly because......more

I was amazed by how touching this historical epic poem was. As I began to read it, I was fascinated with even the simplest ideas in the book. Longfellow has a nice way of describing every little thing so eloquently and in such precise details. "Now through rushing chutes, among green islands, where......more

I wish I had Longfellow's way with words so I could adequately describe how much I enjoyed and savored the beauty in this poem. And what an epic and perfectly, beautifully described journey through early America! 🥰......more

This is the Acadian Expulsion given the Titanic treatment: terrible thing + love story. After many pages painting Acadia as the most perfect, pure, and beautiful place, the English arrive. It's a pretty jarring and entertaining tone shift. Shit gets real pretty quick. The language is a bit flowery w......more

"Fairest of all the maids was Evangeline, Benedict's daughter!" "Noblest of all the youths was Gabriel, son of the blacksmith!" I remember when my 6th grade teacher introduced this book to our class as a small assignment to understand a part of Canada's history. It was kind of an introduction to our b......more