American Background in Longfellow's "The Song of Hiawatha"
Description:
The background for "The Song of Hiawatha" is explicitly American, for Longfellow has preserved many legends, traditions, and customs of the aborigines with fidelity. As a whole, "The Song of Hiawatha" is a successful delineation of the aborigines of North America. Longfellow preserved the most interesting legends and supplemented them with accounts of Indian life.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Doty, Fern Marie
Partner:
UNT Libraries