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The Song of Hiawatha
The Song of Hiawatha
Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Song of Hiawatha (1855) is Longfellow's most popular and most recognized poem, the epic life and death of a magic American Indian, sent by the Great Spirit to guide the nations in the ways of peace. Hiawatha's marriage to Minnehaha commences a golden age, until mischievous spirits entice Hiawatha into further adventures.
ISBN-13: 9780460872683
ISBN-10: 0460872680
Publication Date: 1993
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Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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For what it is, a European-American's poem about a native American legend, it was surprisingly captivating. It rambled on about birds and trees a lot, and the rhythm is a little distracting, but as a spoken-word story or as something to read ignoring the rhythm, the story is a perfect legend. He has a knack for imagery and emotion, that he weaves in and among the bigger than life character of Hiawatha. Even where Hiawatha is clean, scarcely dark at all, he doesn't suffer from a lack of depth because of it. I will be reading more of this Longfellow.


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