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American literature Romantic poets: Longfellow, Whitman and Dickinson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) New England poet Works Works Voices of the Night 1839 《夜籁集》 Ballads and Other Poems 1841 《歌谣及其他》 Evangeline 1847 《伊凡吉林》 Hiawatha 《海华沙之歌》 Tales of a Wayside Inn 1863, 1872, 1873《路边酒肆的故事》 Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems 1845 《布鲁茨的钟楼及其他》 “A Psalm of Life” 1838 《人生礼赞》 Evaluation During the last years of his life, Longfellow received many honors, including honorary degrees from Cambridge and Oxford Universities in England. After his death, a bust of Longfellow was placed in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey—the first American to be so honored. In the late 19th century, Longfellow was without a doubt the most popular American poet. Walt Whitman One of the greatest innovators in American literature He created a new form of poem: free verse Major works of Whitman Leaves of Grass Drum-Taps Song of Myself I Hear America Singing There was a Child Went Forth O Captain, My Captain When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d Writing style: Simple and natural, without orthodox meter or rhyme, poems were written to be spoken, but they have great variety in rhythm and tonal volume. The central theme arises from Whitmans pantheistic view of life, from symbolic identification of regeneration in nature. Whitmans use of free verse had a deep influence on poetry. He as a great inspiring example for the beat-generation (Ginsberg, Kerouac etc.) Emersons influence can be seen in Walt Whitmans writing.? Free verse: a kind of poetry that that does not confirm to any regular metre: the length of its lines is irregular, as is its use of rhyme-- if any. Whitman wrote most of his poems in free verse. Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) She wrote altogether 1775 poems, of which only seven appeared in print in her lifetime. She writes about death and immortality, nature, religion, success and failure. The largest portion of Dickinson’s poetry concerns death and