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1、WashingtonIrving(1783-1859)华盛顿·欧文“RipVanWinkle”（《瑞普·凡·温克尔》)PortraitofWashingtonIrvingI.LifeIrving’sbirthplace:NewYorkCityFamilybackground:aratherwealthymerchantfamily.Education:readingwidelyinEnglishliteratureathome;studyinglawbutshowingmoreinterestinliteratureTravelingexperience:inEuropef

2、rom1804-1805SojourninEuropefor17years.II.LiteraryAchievements1809:AHistoryofNewYork《纽约外史》1820:TheSketchBookofGeoffreyCrayon,Gent.《见闻札记》inwhichtwofolktales:“RipVanWinkle”and“TheLegendofSleepyHollow”(《睡谷传奇》)standoutasworldclassics.1822:BracebridgeHall《布雷斯勃列奇庄园》1824:TalesofaTraveller《游客谈》1835

3、:ATourofthePrairies《大草原游记》III.Stylegraceful,refined,fluentanddignified优雅流畅Humorous幽默sentimental,romantic浪漫感伤IV.PositionandcontributionThefirstAmericanauthortowininternationalrecognitionThefirstprosestylistofAmericanromanticism.HiswritingmarkedthebeginningofAmericanromanticism.Henotonlyprov

4、idedayoungnationwithhumorous,fictionalaccountsofthecolonialpastbutalsohelpedcreateanAmericanmythologywhichismadeupofstoriesabouttheAmericanpastsowidelyreadastobefamiliartonearlyeveryAmerican.Nowhe’schieflyrememberedastheauthorof“RipVanWrinkle”and“ThelegendofSleepyHollow”.V.RipVanWinkleAdap

5、tedfromaGermanfolktale,putonsomeAmericancolor(setinAmericanhistoryandground,creatingAmericancharacters).ItviewsastrikingcontrastbetweentheindependentUnitedStatesandtheformerBritishcolonyfromtheeyeofanativeinhabitantafterhis20-yearsleep.PlotSummarySetintheyearsbeforeandaftertheRevolutionwar

6、,thestory“RipVanWrinkle”relatesthetitularprotagonist’ssupernaturalsleepof20yearsandhispuzzlementoverthechangeseffectedbytheestablishmentofUSasanewnation.RipVanWrinkle,ahen-packed,good-natured,good-for-nothingman,livesapeacefullifeinthePre-independentAmerica.Inanescapefromhisshrewwife,hemee

7、tssomeghostsinthemountains,drinkstheiralcohol,andfallsintoasleepthatlasts20years.Whenhewakesup,hefindshimselfinatransformedsociety.Mostpeopleinhisgenerationhavedied,leavinghimnearlyunidentified.Togetherwiththedeathoftheoldergenerationisthedemiseoftraditionando