Hyperion: A Romance

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Genres: Classics, Poetry, Fiction

388 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1839

About the author

Extremely popular works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet, in the United States in his lifetime, include The Song of Hiawatha in 1855 and a translation from 1865 to 1867 of Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow educated. His originally wrote the "Paul Revere's Ride" and "Evangeline." From New England, he first completed work of the fireside.

Bowdoin College graduated Longefellow, who served as a professor, afterward studied in Europe, and later moved at Harvard. After a miscarriage, Mary Potter Longfellow, his first wife, died in 1835. He first collected Voices of the Night (1839) and Ballads and Other Poems (1841).

From teaching, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow retired in 1854 to focus on his writing in the headquarters of of George Washington in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during the Revolutionary War for the remainder.

Dress of Frances Appleton Longfellow, his second wife, caught fire; she then sustained burns and afterward died in 1861. After her death, Longfellow had difficulty writing and focused on from foreign languages.

Longfellow wrote musicality of many known lyrics and often presented stories of mythology and legend. He succeeded most overseas of his day. He imitated European styles and wrote too sentimentally for critics.

Reviews

[Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is quite an old book, so obviously I can't write anything new about it. It's definitely a strange old book, because it doesn't really go anywhere. The main character is traveling across Germany, meets a couple old friends, falls in love, she breaks his heart and then...nothing.

The first part of this book was a real chore to read. It seems like it's just the authors rambling philosophical opinions. The author, or rather the main character, is an American who is in love with German poetry and literature, namely Goethe and the play Faust. It is referenced quite a bit and they even visit where Goethe grew up.

So in the beginning the reader is subjected to rambling, nonsensical, philosophical musings, in the middle we are actually treated to what appears to be the beginnings of a story, then it all falls apart at the end and nothing is truly reconciled.

Still, it was exceptionally well written and some parts are beautifully poetic. I feel like I took forever to read this though, the first part was so hard to get into.

[M Summ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was more a romance about the author’s love of Germany than a woman. The woman was in maybe 15% of the book. His writing style was odd, it addressed the reader often. Random stories were included as told by people the main character met on his travels. He referenced tons of other literature that was both common and uncommon. I had to read a little bit each day because I could not remember where the story left off if I didn’t read for a few days. Not sure if I will read more of him, and not sure why he’s so popular, but happy to read a “classic” and actually felt a desire to see Germany through his eyes.

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

So difficult to get to grips with. Too much waffle and just I was about to give up the ghost the most amazing nature description comes along and then back to boasting. Strange book. I don't feel badly managed to read 40% of the book!🙈

[Darcel Anastasia · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Who ne'er his bread in sorrow ate,
Who ne'er the mournful, midnight hours
Weeping upon his bed has sate,
He knows you not, ye Heavenly Powers."

[Razvan Banciu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Published for the first time in 1839, this prose romance is one of Longfellow's first works (he was born in 1807) and has sold rather poorly, until the fame of the poet has changed the general opinion.
The main character is an American named Paul Flemming who has lost a dear friend and is on his way to a trip in Germany.
Some say that the story has some facts in common with Longfellow's own life, as he has lost his first wife, Mary Storer Potter, after a miscarriage.
So, this is maybe not not a masterpiece, but certainly an interesting piece of sad romance for the fans of the genre...

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember liking it but the details of the book are pretty sketchy.