Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Su \u00c3\u00a9xito comercial inspir\u00c3\u00b3 una nueva apreciaci\u00c3\u00b3n por la literatura como profesi\u00c3\u00b3n viable adem\u00c3\u00a1s de entretenimiento placentero. Prepar\u00c3\u00a1ndose para ense\u00c3\u00b1ar lenguas europeas modernas en Bowdoin College (1829\u00e2\u0080\u009335) y Harvard College (1835\u00e2\u0080\u009354), Longfellow viaj\u00c3\u00b3 extensamente por Europa y aprendi\u00c3\u00b3 alem\u00c3\u00a1n, franc\u00c3\u00a9s, espa\u00c3\u00b1ol, italiano y varias lenguas escandinavas. 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