Poem, Donna Florida

Author

William Gillmore Simms
Samantha Wong

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Publication Date

1-1-1841

Abstract

"Donna Florida, a narrative poem described in the prologue as 'a work of the writer’s youth,' was first published in pieces in The Boston Monthly in 1841 and in Magnolia in 1843. An admirer of Lord Byron’s Don Juan, William Gillmore Simms was inspired to write about the subject in the wake of 'constant remark and criticism' of Byron’s work, 'particularly in connection with the premature and lamented fate of the unhappy writer.' Although never finished, the poem in its extended form of four cantos was eventually paid for and distributed privately by Simms, with the help of a few close associates."

Keywords

Juan Ponce de Léon (1460?-1521), Fountain of Youth (Legendary place), Mythology

Extent

26 pages

Original Language

English

Language

English

Media Type

Poems

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

EVF_0049

Type

Article

Creative Commons

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Simms, William Gillmore and Wong, Samantha, "Poem, Donna Florida" (1841). Early Visions Bucket. 49.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/early_visions_bucket/49