# The Columbiad: A Poem Author: Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812 Genre: Category: Poetry Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8683 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Columbiad%3A+A+Poem+Barlow&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary Subject of the Poem, and invocation to Freedom. Condition of Columbus in a Spanish prison. His monologue on the great actions of his life, and the manner in which they had been rewarded. Appearance and speech of Hesper, the guardian Genius of the western continent. They quit the dungeon, and ascend the mount of vision, which rises over the western coast of Spain; Europe settling from their sight, and the Atlantic ocean spreading far beneath their feet. Continent of America draws into view, and is described by its mountains, rivers, lakes, soil and some of the natural productions. ## Chapters - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/5/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/1/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/9/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/10/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/4/index.md) - [Chapter 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/28/index.md) - [Chapter 54](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/54/index.md) - [Chapter 59](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/59/index.md) - [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/23/index.md) - [Chapter 58](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/58/index.md) - [Chapter 44](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/44/index.md) - [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/27/index.md) - [Chapter 56](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/56/index.md) - [Chapter 42](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/42/index.md) - [Chapter 51](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/51/index.md) - [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/26/index.md) - [Chapter 50](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/50/index.md) - [Chapter 38](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/38/index.md) - [Chapter 41](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/41/index.md) - [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/21/index.md) - [Chapter 46](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/46/index.md) - [Chapter 31](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/31/index.md) - [Chapter 33](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/33/index.md) - [Chapter 57](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/57/index.md) - [Chapter 45](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/45/index.md) - [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/14/index.md) - [Chapter 40](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/40/index.md) - [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/11/index.md) - [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/25/index.md) - [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/19/index.md) - [Chapter 49](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/49/index.md) - [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/15/index.md) - [Chapter 35](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/35/index.md) - [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/24/index.md) - [Chapter 53](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/53/index.md) - [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/20/index.md) - [Chapter 48](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/48/index.md) - [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/16/index.md) - [Chapter 30](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/30/index.md) - [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/18/index.md) - [Chapter 43](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/43/index.md) - [Chapter 32](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/32/index.md) - [Chapter 52](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/52/index.md) - [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/12/index.md) - [Chapter 29](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/29/index.md) - [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/13/index.md) - [Chapter 47](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/47/index.md) - [Chapter 36](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/36/index.md) - [Chapter 39](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/39/index.md) - [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/17/index.md) - [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/22/index.md) - [Chapter 34](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/34/index.md) - [Chapter 37](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/37/index.md) - [Chapter 55](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-columbiad-a-poem-8683/chapters/55/index.md)