Evangeline
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- proper noun
- /ɪˈvændʒəlin/
- Literature
- Claude and his younger sister, Evangeline, shuttered shutters and tied down what needed tying down.
- Longfellow's Evangeline
- Evangeline poem
Examples
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Evangeline
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In the past, this process has been mostly controlled by outsiders, from Longfellow's Evangeline to portrayals by novelists and journalists.
Academic text (1998) -
#42 Evangeline
Blog text (7) -
Angie, Evangeline, June.
Fiction book (1993) -
This reference to Acadians was based on romanticized and historicized perceptions of the Acadians, such as that promoted in Longfellow's Evangeline, rather than upon the reality of Cajun-French culture, which was still viewed by many as backward.
Academic text (1999) -
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the epic poem Evangeline in 1847 about a woman's search for her lost love.
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The story of Evangeline reflects the struggles of Acadian culture during the Great Upheaval.
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In his poem Evangeline, Longfellow beautifully captures the themes of love and loss.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Evangeline is the title of Longfellow's poem and the name of its heroine. The name comes from the Greek parts eu- meaning 'good' and angelos meaning 'messenger', as in the English word angel, so the poet gave her a name that suggests a woman who brings 'good news'.