Washington Irving1

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1、WashingtonIrving(1783-1859)IrvingwasthefirstAmericanwritertoachieveaninternationalliteraryreputation.FatherofAmericanliterature1.ThefirstAmericantrueliterarywriter2.FirstAmericanauthortomakealivingbyhispen,firstgreatprosestylistofAmericanromanticism.3.America’sfirstgenuineinternationallybestsellinga

2、uthor4.ThefirstAmericanliteraryhumorist5.ThefirstmodernshortstorywriterShortstorywriter,essayist,biographer,historianBorn:3April1783Birthplace:NewYork,NewYorkDied:28November1859namedforGeorgeWashington;hisparentswereadmirersofGeneralWashingtonlifeUnderthepseudonymDiedrichKnickerbocker,hepublishedAHi

3、storyofNewYork(1809),asatirethathasbeencalledthefirstgreatbookofcomicliteraturewrittenbyanAmerican.spentmanyyearsinBirmingham,EnglandwenttoEnglandin1815toruntheLiverpoolbranchofthefamilyhardwarebusinessfirstvisitedattheendoftheNapoleonicWar,in1815hiswholefirmfailedThereupon,withtheencouragementofWal

4、terScott,Irvingturneddefinitelytoliterature.InterestsWorksAHistoryofNewYork(1809)(《纽约史》)TheSketchBook(1819-1820)(《札记集》)BracebridgeHall(1822)(《布雷斯布里奇田庄》)TalesofaTraveler(1824)LifeofGeorgeWashington(1855-1859)RipVanWinkleRipVanWinkleRipVanWinkleRipVanWinkleHelivedapeacefullifeexceptfortheexistenceofDa

5、meVanWinkleTheAmericanpeoplewasalsotryingtoliveapeacefullifeandtheruleoftheBritishgovernmentmadeitimpossibleThewarwasover,Theywerefree,butitledintoanewkindoflife,andtheywerestrangers.Theyweregropinginthedarkforthewayahead.noradicalattitudeagainsttherevolutionbuthisbewildermentaftertherevolution.RipV

6、anWinkleandtheAmericanpeopleDameVanWinkleandtheEnglishgovernment.TheLegendofSleepyHollowTheLegendofSleepyHollowThankyouforattention