Longfellow in love : passion and tragedy in the life of the poet / Edward M. Cifelli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cifelli, Edward M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Relations with women.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Marriage.

Longfellow, Fanny Appleton, 1817-1861.

Longfellow, Fanny Appleton.

Longfellow, Mary Storer Potter, 1812-1835.

Longfellow, Mary Storer Potter.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882.

Poets, American--19th century--Biography.

Poets, American.

Marriage.

Relations with women.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 287 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

"After a yearlong romance with Giulia Persiani in Rome, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow returned home in 1829 and fell in love with Mary Storer Potter, whom he married in 1831. In 1836, traveling in Switzerland, he met 18-year old Fanny Appleton of Boston. For the next 18 years they were "America's couple," and Longfellow became America's poet"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 Mary Storer Potter

1 From Portland and Brunswick to Paris, Madrid and Rome p. 5

2 "Her Ladyship" p. 41

3 "Utter darkness" p. 59

4 The "Being Beauteous" p. 79

Part 2 Frances Elizabeth Appleton

5 The Rogue and the Professor p. 93

6 Longo and Carlo p. 115

7 The Dark Lady and the Mad Man p. 130

8 The Cure p. 149

9 The Miracle p. 179

Part 3 "Ever and forever, thy Fanny"

10 From Craigie House to Longfellow House p. 192

11 Evangeline, Minnehaha and Priscilla p. 226

12 July 9, 1861 p. 242.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476675053

1476675058

OCLC:

1032587972