Madoc

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Madoc is an epic poem by Robert Southey that narrates the legendary voyages and adventures of the Welsh prince Madoc in the New World.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epic poem
author Robert Southey
Robert Southey
surface form: Robert Southey, Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
authorBirthYear 1774
authorDeathYear 1843
authorNationality British
English
authorOccupation Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
basedOn legend of the Welsh prince Madoc
countryOfOrigin England
United Kingdom
featuresMythology Mesoamerican elements
Welsh legend
genre epic poetry
hasCharacter Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd
hasInfluenceOn later discussions of the Madoc legend
hasTheme clash of civilizations
heroism
national identity
religion and missionary zeal
utopian colonization
inspiredBy myth of pre-Columbian Welsh voyages to America
language English
literaryForm narrative poetry
literaryMovement Romanticism
literaryPeriod early 19th century English literature
mainCharacter Madoc self-link
meter blank verse
notableFor Romantic-era treatment of exploration myths
elaborating the legend of Prince Madoc
originalMedium print
originalPublicationDate 1805
part Madoc in Aztlan
Madoc in Wales
publicationCentury 19th century
publisher Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer
surface form: Longman
relatedWork Thalaba the Destroyer
The Curse of Kehama
setting New World
Wales
structure two-part poem
subject adventure
colonization
exploration
voyages to the New World
timePeriodDepicted pre-Columbian era

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Southey notableWork Madoc
subject surface form: Robert Southey
Madoc mainCharacter Madoc self-link