The Song of Hiawatha (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Epic PoemBy Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Length5h 16m
About this audiobook
The Song of Hiawatha (1855) is Longfellow's ambitious narrative poem of Indigenous North America, recounting the birth, deeds, love, loss, and departure of the culture-hero Hiawatha. Cast in hypnotic trochaic tetrameter and shaped by repetition, parallelism, and chant-like cadence, it draws on oral materials—especially Ojibwe and related traditions mediated through nineteenth-century ethnography—while also reflecting Romantic epic ambitions and the influence of the Finnish Kalevala. Its beauty is inseparable from its period's limitations: imaginative sympathy coexists with appropriation and idealization. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the most celebrated American poet of his age, sought to furnish the United States with poems of national scope and moral seriousness. A Harvard professor, translator, and cosmopolitan man of letters, he encountered Native American lore largely through Henry Rowe Schoolcraft's publications and reshaped it according to Victorian tastes, Christian-inflected sentiment, and his own belief in poetry as cultural memory. This poem is recommended to readers interested in American literary history, epic form, Romantic nationalism, and the complex afterlives of Indigenous materials in settler literature. Read critically, it remains musically compelling and historically revealing.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (3.5K)
Includes Goodreads
GenrePoetry
Length5 hrs 16 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 4, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie (Annotated)
17XI. Hiawatha’s Wedding-Feast.
2Introduction
18XII. The Son of the Evening Star.
3Synopsis
19XIII. Blessing the Corn-Fields
4Historical Context
20XIV. Picture-Writing.
5Author Biography
21XV. Hiawatha’s Lamentation.
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6Introduction.
22XVI. Pau-Puk-Keewis.
7I. The Peace-Pipe.
23XVII. The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis.
8II. The Four Winds.
24XVIII. The Death of Kwasind.
9III. Hiawatha’s Childhood.
25XIX. The Ghosts.
10IV. Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis.
26XX. The Famine.
11V. Hiawatha’s Fasting.
27XXI. The White Man’s Foot.
12VI. Hiawatha’s Friends.
28XXII. Hiawatha’s Departure.
13VII. Hiawatha’s Sailing
29Analysis
14VIII. Hiawatha’s Fishing.
30Reflection
15IX. Hiawatha and the Pearl-Feather.
31Memorable Quotes
16X. Hiawatha’s Wooing.
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