The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Courtship of Miles Standish

"The Courtship of Miles Standish." Saturday Press, October 30, 1858, 2.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
literary criticism
Abstract

The article is a negative review of Longfellow's "The Courtship of Miles Standish." The review questions the subject matter, the decision to write the story in verse, and the characters' speeches (which are quoted).