Laulu Hiawathasta by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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"Laulu Hiawathasta" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is an epic poem published in 1855. Set along Lake Superior's shores, it follows the fictional adventures of Ojibwe warrior Hiawatha—from his miraculous birth and childhood exploits to his tragic love for Minnehaha, a Dakota woman. The poem weaves together Native American legends with Longfellow's own innovations, chronicling Hiawatha's heroic deeds, cultural discoveries, and ultimate farewell as Christianity arrives in his village. Drawing from oral traditions
and ethnographic sources, this trochaic tetrameter epic became an immediate bestseller despite scholarly debates about its authenticity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Ollilainen, A. E. |
| Uniform Title | The song of Hiawatha. Finnish |
| Title | Laulu Hiawathasta |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Hiawatha Wikipedia page about this book: fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiawatha |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 31.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Indians of North America -- Poetry |
| Subject | Hiawatha, active 15th century -- Poetry |
| Subject | Iroquois Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 53195 |
| Release Date | Oct 2, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 284 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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