The Song of Hiawatha (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- First Published: 1855
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Folklore
- Time of Work: Aboriginal period
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: United States or Americans
- Locales: Lake Superior
Places Discussed
Ojibway land (oh-JIHB-way; also spelled Ojibwa). Area inhabited by the Algonquian-speaking peoples of the Upper Great Lakes—a region encompassing much of what is now Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio. Longfellow never visited this area and he relied heavily on books by John Tanner and Henry Rowe Schoolcraft to write his poem. He was probably also influenced by engravings by George Catlin to create his mental visualization of Ojibway life in the Great Lakes region. At the time when The Song of...
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