literature while rooting his work in the vast expanses of European literature. He also bestowed

his vast knowledge of the world’s languages on students through his teaching at one of the

earliest institutions of its kind. It is undoubtedly difficult to imagine in what direction the

authors of today would be traveling had Longfellow not forged such a strong basis of form and

clarity into the history of American writing. For years Longfellow’s ease of rhyme, his ease of

reaching readers, and his ease of creating a flowing plot were seen as remarkable. Praise for his

work abounded from all directions-- the media, royalty from European nations, and the common

writing in America’s past. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poetry and books filled the evident

fact that a traditional emphasis had been placed on Greek and Latin. Longfellow’s influence

and is noted for excelling academically. According to Roberto Rabe, it was

expertise of poetic form and linguistic matters was hailed at one time, Longfellow’s death marks

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