The Song of Hiawatha-Henry W. Longfellow 1st Edition (? this is a VERY old copy)

Description: This is a very old copy of "The Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.. perhaps 1st Edition. The book is a hardcover first edition, maybe and is sure to be a valuable addition to any collection. This poem is a classic and makes it a great choice for those who appreciate classic literature. The poem fills the book, how long is it you may ask, well it's long fellows. The binding is intact and shows some signs of wear, but this is expected given its age, and it does look old, I would not be surprised if Gutenberg was involved in the printing. The special attributes of this copy are its rarity and historical significance. The Song of Hiawatha is an 1855 epic poem in tetrameter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which features Native American characters. The epic relates the fictional 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 Pictured Rocks area of Michigan. Longfellow's poem is based on oral traditions surrounding the figure of Manabozho, but it also contains his own innovations.Longfellow drew some of his material from his friendship with Ojibwe chief Kahge-ga-gah-bowh (obviously known as George Copway), who would visit Longfellow's home. He also had frequent encounters with Black Hawk and other Sauk people on Boston Common, and he drew from Algic Researches (1839) and other writings by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, an ethnographer and United States Indian agent, and from Heckewelder's Narratives In sentiment, scope, overall conception, and many particulars, Longfellow insisted, "I can give chapter and verse for these legends. Their chief value is that they are Indian legends."Longfellow had originally planned on following Schoolcraft in calling his hero Manabozho, the name in use at the time among the Ojibwe of the south shore of Lake Superior for a figure of their folklore who was a trickster and transformer. But he wrote in his journal entry for June 28, 1854: "Work at 'Manabozho;' or, as I think I shall call it, 'Hiawatha'—that being another name for the same personage." Longfellow was following Schoolcraft, but he was mistaken in thinking that the names were synonymous. The name Hiawatha is derived from a pre-colonial figure associated with the League if Iroguois, then located in New York and Pennsylvania. The popularity of Longfellow's poem nevertheless led to the name "Hiawatha" becoming associated with a number of locales and enterprises in the Great Lakes region.

Price: 17.49 USD

Location: Greenville, South Carolina

End Time: 2024-12-23T00:00:39.000Z

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