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A dramatization of Longfellow's Hiawatha: A spectacular drama in six acts

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The dramatization stages a six-act adaptation of an Indigenous epic, opening with the Great Spirit calling for peace and creating a ceremonial peace pipe. It traces the protagonist from cradle to manhood, including courtship, a wedding feast, and communal celebrations, then depicts winter famine and disease leading to the bride's death and elaborate mourning rites. Scenes showcase dances, games, hunting, and rites of passage, concluding with a transcendent reunion and the hero's departure. The play foregrounds ritual life, relationships with nature, and the aspiration for harmony among neighboring peoples.

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Title: A dramatization of Longfellow's Hiawatha: A spectacular drama in six acts

Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Alice L. De Vine

Release date: January 12, 2022 [eBook #67148]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Unknown, 1895

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A DRAMATIZATION OF
LONGFELLOW’S

HIAWATHA.

A Spectacular Drama in Six Acts.

Delineating the Characteristics and Customs
OF
THE NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN.

Re-written, Revised, Arranged and Dramatized
By A. L. DE VINE.

Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1895
By A. L. DE VINE.
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Copyrighted in Great Britain and British Possessions,
France, Germany, Italy,
Belgium, Denmark, Portugal and Switzerland.