Hart Crane`s interpretation of Indian princess Pocahontas in “The Bridge”

Abstract

One of the interesting interpretation of Native American mythology is represented in Hart Crane`s poem “The Bridge”. One brilliant example is the section “Powhatan's Daughter”. Obviously Crane did not know that Pawhatan was a tribal title for the Dream-Visioner, not a person`s name. Especially since the leader was not the real father of the Indian princess, but the "father" of the whole tribal alliance.