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The Heroines of Henry Longfellow

Domestic, Defiant, Divine
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poems are filled with powerful heroines, from Evangeline, the exiled wanderer, to Vittoria Colonna, the aging genius of the Italian renaissance. In The Heroines of Henry Longfellow: Domestic, Defiant, Divine, Timothy E. G. Bartel provides a survey of Longfellow's major heroines, placing them in the context of Longfellow's body of work and the poet's interests in theology, politics, and history. Though Longfellow's heroines have sometimes been dismissed as mere domestic caricatures, Bartel argues that Longfellow's heroines are nothing of the sort. Instead, they provide us with unique pictures of how one's individual talents and desires can be harmonized with the Christian ideals of communal justice, ethical living, and ultimate union with the Divine.
Timothy E. G. Bartel is professor of great texts and writing at Saint Constantine College.
Introduction: Lives Infused with Light Chapter One: The Early Heroines: Preciosa, The Teacher, The Quadroon Girl Chapter Two: Evangeline: The First Masterpiece Chapter Three: The Middle Heroines: Elsie, Nokomis, Minnehaha, Priscilla Chapter Four: Interlude: The Perspicacity of Beatrice Chapter Five: The Later Heroines: Edith, The Mother, Elizabeth Chapter Six: The Last Heroine: Vittoria Colonna Chapter Seven: Domestic, Defiant, or Divine? Bibliography About the Author
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