Gertrude of Wyoming

E937505

Gertrude of Wyoming is a narrative poem by Scottish poet Thomas Campbell, set in colonial Pennsylvania and known for its romanticized depiction of early American frontier life and the Wyoming Valley massacre.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gertrude of Wyoming canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf narrative poem
poem
author Thomas Campbell NERFINISHED
authorBirthplace Glasgow NERFINISHED
authorNationality Scottish
centuryOfPublication 19th century
countryOfOrigin Scotland
depicts Wyoming Valley massacre NERFINISHED
form verse
genre narrative poetry
romantic poetry
hasCharacter Gertrude’s father
Gertrude’s lover
Native American chief
hasPart three cantos
hasTheme clash of cultures
idealization of nature
innocence and loss
nostalgia for a vanished world
patriotism
influenced European perceptions of the American frontier
inspiredBy American Revolutionary War events
Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
knownFor popularizing the name Wyoming in Europe
romanticized depiction of the Wyoming Valley massacre
language English
literaryForm romantic tale in verse
literaryMovement Romanticism
literaryPeriod early 19th-century British literature
mainCharacter Gertrude NERFINISHED
meter iambic pentameter
placeOfFirstPublication London NERFINISHED
portrays romanticized early American frontier life
publicationYear 1809
publisher Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme NERFINISHED
relatedWork The Pleasures of Hope NERFINISHED
rhymeScheme heroic couplets
settingLocation Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Wyoming Valley NERFINISHED
settingRegion early American frontier
settingTime colonial era
subjectMatter Native American–European settler relations
exile
family
love
war

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thomas Campbell notableWork Gertrude of Wyoming
Thomas Campbell creativeWork Gertrude of Wyoming