409. Ron McFarland, part 2. "Evangeline."

<div>409. Part 2 of our <a href="http://archive.org/download/409-ron-mc-farland-evangeline-part-2/409--Ron_McFarland--Evangeline--part_2.mp3" target="_blank">interview</a> with Ron McFarland about his research on&nbsp;<i>Evangeline</i>.&nbsp; <span><a name='more'></a></span>"Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient,<br /> Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion,<br /> List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest;<br /> List to a Tale of Love in Acadie, home of the happy."<span id="freeText4477301291029073683"><br /> Generations of readers have now accepted the call of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to join his heroine <i>Evangeline</i> in her search for Gabriel, the lover she was separated from during the expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Long-Life-Evangeline-Longfellow-Adaptation/dp/0786442174/" target="_blank"><i>The Long Life of Evangeline: A History of the Longfellow Poem in Print, in Adaptation and in Popular Culture</i></a> describes its reception in the weeks and months that followed the 1847 release, explains its continued popularity down through the years, and offers insights on its interpretation and relevance today.</span> Ron McFarland teaches 17th-century British literature, modern British/American literature, global literature and poetry writing. </div> <ol type="a"> <li>This week in Louisiana history. March 20, 1839. Shreveport incorporates on the northern end of the Red River. </li> <li>This week in New Orleans history. Thomas Covington Dent, writer, civil rights activist and dramatist, was born on March 20, 1932 in New Orleans, La. He was the eldest son of Dr. Albert Dent, a President of Dillard Un