The Courtship of Miles Standish
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The Courtship of Miles Standish is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that romanticizes early Pilgrim life through a love triangle set in the Plymouth Colony.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorStyle | elevated, romantic, and descriptive verse ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstEditionFormat | book ⓘ |
| followedSuccessOf | The Song of Hiawatha ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Captain Miles Standish’s comrades
ⓘ
William Brewster ⓘ
surface form:
Elder William Brewster
John Alden ⓘ Myles Standish ⓘ
surface form:
Miles Standish
Priscilla Mullins ⓘ |
| hasForm | epic-like narrative poem ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple cantos or sections ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Pilgrim historical traditions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general reading public ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
historical fiction in verse
ⓘ
romantic poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | popular 19th-century portrayal of Pilgrim romance ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
John Alden
ⓘ
Myles Standish ⓘ
surface form:
Miles Standish
Priscilla Mullins ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| meter | hexameter ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | love triangle ⓘ |
| notableLine | “Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?” ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1858 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| portraysEvent | early years of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| portraysGroup | Pilgrims ⓘ |
| publisher | Ticknor and Fields ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 17th century ⓘ |
| structure | narrative verse ⓘ |
| subject |
Pilgrim settlers in New England
ⓘ
courtship customs among early colonists ⓘ |
| theme |
duty versus desire
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friendship and loyalty ⓘ love and courtship ⓘ romanticized depiction of early Pilgrim life ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
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