Song of Hiawatha

America's most popular nineteenth-century poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow devoted himself to providing his country with a national mythology, poetic tradition and epic forms. Known and loved by generations of schoolchildren, his 1855 classic is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature, combining romance and idealism in an idyllic setting.

Cel mai popular poet american din secolul al XIX-lea, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, s-a dedicat dotarii tarii sale cu o mitologie nationala, o traditie poetica si forme epice. Cunoscut si iubit de generatii de scolari, romanul sau clasic din 1855 este considerat o capodopera a literaturii americane, combinand romantismul si idealismul intr-un cadru idilic.