Bibliograph

The Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The Song of Hiawatha, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Song of Hiawatha

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Summary

Unique Elements - Historical Context: About the Book - Historical Context: About the Author - THE BELOVED Literary Classic by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. The Song of Hiawatha by AMERICAN author HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (1807-1882) is an epic poem in trochaic tetrameter first published in 1855 in the UNITED STATES. A well-known classic narrating tales borrowed from Native American oral traditions and folklore. Sneak Peak "By the shore of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, At the doorway of his wigwam, In the pleasant Summer morning, Hiawatha stood and waited." Synopsis "The Song of Hiawatha" tells the victional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. Events in the story are set in the Pictured Rocks area of Michigan, on the south shore of Lake Superior. Title Details {uFEFF} - 1855 - Epic poem

Target audience

adult

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