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WASHINGTON-IRVINGPPT课件

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❖ 欧文的短篇小说，因为它们充满了奇幻色彩， 大部分都取材于欧洲地区的古老传说，显得 及其神秘离奇。他的《鬼门关》，那是一个 关于鬼魂、冒险、寻宝的故事，虽然情节没 有那么的错综复杂，却也扣人心弦，引人入 胜。欧文叙述事情的口吻就像是一位慈祥的 老者坐在篝火旁略带睡意地讲故事一样，有 一种非同一般的魔力。
WASHINGTON IRVING
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王玉萍
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❖ 生平简介 ❖ 睡谷传奇 ❖ 成就影响
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一 .生平简介
❖ 华盛顿·欧文(Washington Irving, 1783 年4 月3 日– 1859年11月28日)幼年体弱多病， 16岁辍学，先后 在几个律师事务所学法律，但对法律并没有兴趣， 喜爱文学，喜爱漫游。1804年因病赴欧洲休养，到 过法国、意大利和英国，一度想成为画家。1806年 回国后在弗吉尼亚州任律师，后帮助他的两个哥哥 经营进口生意。这时他与律师霍夫曼的女儿玛蒂尔 达订婚，妻子早逝于1809年，后来他虽有过几次恋 爱，却一直过着独身生活。
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❖ 欧文曾任美国驻英公使馆秘书。牛津大学曾 授予其名誉法学博士学位，英国皇家学会也 向他颁发了勋章。1832年欧文回到美国，在 纽约受到热烈欢迎。由于读者迫切需要他描 写本国的生活，他曾到新开发的美国西部进 行考察，写了《草原游记》。
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❖ 他还根据大皮货商约翰·雅各·阿斯托提供的材料。 为这个大财阀写了一部发家史：《阿斯托里亚》 (1838年)。1842年再度赴马德里，出任美国驻西班 牙公使。1846年回国，晚年是在他曾经描写过的睡 谷附近度过。这一时期他的主要作品是3部传记： 《哥尔德斯密斯传》(The Life of Oliver Goldsmith,1840年)、《穆罕默德及其继承者》 (Mahomet and His Successors,1849-1850年)和5
华盛顿·欧文

华盛顿·欧文

up, he finds himself in a transformed society. Most people in his generation have died, leaving him nearly unidentified. Together with the death of the older generation is the demise of tradition and old life style that Wrinkle was comfortable with. The political jargons, the bustling spirit of the new nation is incomprehensible to him. Through the eyes of Wrinkle, a rough sketch of the American society after independence is seen in perspective.
Plot Summary
• Set in the years before and after the Revolution war, the story “Rip Van Wrinkle” relates the titular protagonist’s supernatural sleep of 20 years and his puzzlement over the changes effected by the establishment of US as a new nation. Rip Van Wrinkle, a hen-packed, goodnatured, good-for-nothing man, lives a peaceful life in the Pre-independent America. In an escape from his shrew wife, he meets some ghosts in the mountains, drinks their alcohol, and falls into a sleep that lasts 20 years.
华盛顿·欧文ppt课件

华盛顿·欧文ppt课件

labor • a hen-pecked husband; an irresponsible
head of his family • a good-natured, well-oiled neighbor,
ready to help others
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• His pre-industrial work ethics: work for fun, work for interest, work to help VS mainstream, commonsense work ethics: work as a means of living in exchange for profit (harvest, salary, or betterment of economic conditions) 出于爱好，悦己 利他 VS 谋生手段，换取利益
• She stands for the mainstream commonsensical work ethics of the new America—work for profit, work for success.
• They represent two types of Americans. One takes life easy, cares little about material gains, and prefers to be left alone. The other is diligent, ambitious for better and more, aggressive and material-oriented. In our coming readings, we will meet these types again.
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华盛顿欧文

华盛顿欧文

华盛顿·欧文（1783-1859）是美国历史上第一位享有国际声誉的作家。

曾任美国驻伦敦使馆秘书和美国驻西班牙公使。

1783年4月3日出生在纽约一个富商家庭。

欧文从少年时代起就喜爱阅读英国作家司各特、拜仑和彭斯等人的作品。

欧文的第一部重要作品是《纽约外史》，1820年，欧文的《见闻札记》出版，引起欧洲和美国文学界的重视，这部作品奠定了欧文在美国文学史上的地位。

之后，欧文又创作了多部作品，如：《阿尔罕伯拉》、《攻克格拉纳达》、《哥伦布传》等等。

欧文是散文大师，是美国文学奠基人之一。

他的文笔优雅自然，清新精致，时常流露出温和的幽默。

1859年11月28日，欧文与世长辞，美国人民为了怀念这位在文学方面做出突出贡献的作家，在纽约下半旗致哀，而欧文的许多优秀作品则被人们传诵至今，成为珍贵的文学遗产。

他本人更被尊为“美国文学之父”。

1783年，欧文出生在纽约的一个富人家庭，他从小喜欢看《鲁滨逊漂流记》、《格列佛游记》这种历险故事，还常常钻到剧院里去看戏。

欧文后来最知名的作品是《见闻札记》，写的就是在外游历的故事，不能不说是幼时受到了读书的影响。

早期翻译名家林纾将《见闻札记》译成中文，取名《拊掌录》，这是欧文作品的第一个中译本。

林纾在序中说：“欧文气量宏广，而思致深邃而便敏，行文跳踊变化，匪夷所思。

其雅趣高情……又博古，广哀遗典，叩以所有，无不立应。

”给予了他很高的评价。

1809年，他的第一部作品《纽约外史》以“迪德里希·尼克博克”的笔名出版。

这是一部具有独特风格的诙谐之作，充分显露出欧文的幽默才能。

《纽约外史》出版后，欧文便成为纽约文坛风靡一时的人物。

在这之前，美国虽然获得独立已有三十余年，但在文学方面却始终未能摆脱英国的束缚，创作出足以代表这个新兴资产阶级共和国的作品来。

欧文运用本国题材写出的《纽约外史》这部具有民族特色的作品，对于促进美国民族文学的发展有着重要的意义。

1815年，欧文再度赴英。

华盛顿欧文英文介绍(课堂PPT)

华盛顿欧文英文介绍(课堂PPT)

• The most profound and comprehensive idea of romanticism is the vision of a greater personal freedom for the individual.
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Romanticism
• A. a movement in literature, philosophy, music and art which developed in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries;
• 6. American Romanticism is, in a certain way, domanticism
• A. Romanticism celebrates the triumph of feeling and intuition over reason. It is suspicious of the rationalist explanations of the universe and human nature by the enlightenment writers.
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American Romanticism
• C. Romanticism looked back to the Middle Ages with a nostalgic fascination. Gothic styles, “oriental” styles and other exotic styles were favored by romanticists.
Washington Irving
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American Romanticism
华盛顿欧文英文简介 ppt课件

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• The Romantic Period covers the first half of t
he 19th century. A rising America with its i
deals of democracy and equality, its industriali
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• The Sketch Book is the first short story in American literature
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The Sketch Book
Rip Van Winkle
《瑞普·凡·温克尔》
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 《睡谷的传说》
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Introduction of American Romanticism Introduction of W.Irving Appreciation of his works Irving’s contribution to American Literature
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American Romanticism(1810s-1860s)
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最新Washington-Irving--欧文ppt课件

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❖ He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians. Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of them, hanging on his skirts, clambering on his back, and playing a thousand tricks on him with impunity; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighborhood.
❖ The great error in Rip’s composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor. It could not be from the want of assiduity or perseverance; for he would sit on a wet rock, with a rod as long and heavy as a Tartar’s lance, and fish all day without a murmur, even though he should not be encouraged by a single nibble.
❖ At the foot of these fairy mountains the voyager may have descried the light smoke curling up from a village whose shingle roofs gleam among the trees, just where the blue tints of the upland melt away into the fresh green of the nearer landscape. It is a little village of great antiquity, having been founded by some of the Dutch colonists…
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• 6. American Romanticism is, in a certain way, derivative.
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• A. Romanticism celebrates the triumph of feeling and intuition over reason. It is suspicious of the rationalist explanations of the universe and human nature by the enlightenment writers.
• B. It emphasized individual values and aspirations above those of society as a reaction to the Industrial Revolution;
• C. It looked to the Middle Ages and to direct contact with nature for inspiration;
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American Romanticism
• C. Romanticism looked back to the Middle Ages with a nostalgic fascination. Gothic styles, “oriental” styles and other exotic styles were favored by romanticists.
• The most profound and comprehensive idea of romanticism is the vision of a greater personal freedom for the individual.
华盛顿_欧文irving

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幻灯片1A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r eR o m a n t i c i s tW a s h i n g t o n I r v i n g史凌云120090713125罗艳兰120090713121李静120090713119董曼120090713112陈伟龙120090713129 幻灯片2Washington Irving ●Introduction●Life experience ●Major works●Evaluation幻灯片3ntroductionWashington Irving（1783-1859 ）American author, short story writer, essayist, poet, travelbook writer, biographer, and columnist. He was regarded as an early romantic writer in theAmerican literary history. Irving has been called the father of the American short story.幻灯片4Life experience●Washington Irving was born on April 3, 1783 into a wealthy merchant family inNew York City, New York.●Born with strong preference for literature, he read widely and wrote a lot ofpoems, essays, though he become a lawyer after schooling.●By the time when he was 23 years old (1809),he had roamed England, Holland,France Italy and Hudson Valley.幻灯片5Life experience●After collecting sufficient original materials for writing and a good practice ofediting a journal ,he formed his particular political Idea and writing style .●He began his researches on A History of New York , written under the name ofDiedrich Knickerbocker.● A History of New York came out in 1809, thus won him wide popularity.幻灯片6Life experience●Washington Irving was engaged to marry Matilda Hoffman, who died on April26, 1809 at the age of 17. Irving never became engaged, or married anyone.●In 1815 Irving sailed again for England to take care of his family business , andwhen it failed ,had to write to support himself .He had lived in England for 17 years.幻灯片7Life experience●He settled down in a small village and began the writing of The Sketch Book ●The book appeared serially in the years of 1819—1820. It established Irving’sreputation at home and abroad and designated the beginning of AmericanRomanticism.●Washington Irving died in Tarrytown, New York on November 28, 1859.幻灯片8W h e n h e w a s f i f t y,h e r e t u r n e d t o A m e r i c a a n d b o u g h t“S u n n y s i d e”, h i s f a m o u s h o u s e.T h e r e h e s p e n t t h e r e s t o f h i s l i f e,l i v i n g a l i f e o fl e i s u r e a n d c o m f o r t,e x c e p t f o r a p e r i o d o f f o u r y e a r s(1842—1846), w h e n h e w a s M i n i s t e r t o S p a i n.幻灯片9Washington Irving’s grave幻灯片10 Major works● A History of New York●1809 《纽约外史》●The Sketch Book●1819-1820 《见闻札记》●●Bracebridge Hall●1822 《布雷斯布里奇田庄》●The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus●1828 《哥伦布传》●The Chronicles of the Conquest of Granada●1829 《攻克格拉纳达》●Tales of the Alhambra●1832《阿尔罕伯拉》●The Life of George Washington●1855-1859 《华盛顿传》幻灯片11A History of New York (1809)《纽约外史》●His first book●pseudonym (假名)Diedrich Knickerbocker●The book is a parody of the Dutch Colony● classic of humor, career● a satire(讽刺作品) that has been called the first great book of comic literaturewritten by an American幻灯片12 The Sketch Book（1819-1820 ）《见闻札记》●Fiction, prose,thought.●" Rip Van Winkle”and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”●pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon●contents●Master book ,became the first work by an American writer to win financial success onboth sides of the Atlantic.●This gives him international recognition and success.幻灯片13Rip Van Winkle《瑞普．凡．温克尔》●这本书和《睡谷的传说》、《鬼新郎》被称为“最早的现代短篇小说”。

华盛顿欧文英文介绍[优质ppt]

华盛顿欧文英文介绍[优质ppt]


Romanticism
• associated with imagination and boundlessness, as contrasted with classicism, which is commonly associated with reason and restriction.
• The most profound and comprehensive idea of romanticism is the vision of a greater personal freedom for the individual.
American Romanticism
• 1.Time: the publication of Washington Irving's
The Sketch Book（1819）and ended with
Whitman's Leaves of Grass（1855）; • 2. It was a rebellion against the objectivity of
American Romanticism
• C. Romanticism looked back to the Middle Ages with a nostalgic fascination. Gothic styles, “oriental” styles and other exotic styles were favored by romanticists.
• 6. American Romanticism is, in a certain way, derivative.
American Romanticism
• A. Romanticism celebrates the triumph of feeling and intuition over reason. It is suspicious of the rationalist explanations of the universe and human nature by the enlightenment writers.
浪漫主义时期的美国文学 课件

浪漫主义时期的美国文学 课件


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美国文学中的浪漫主义时代是 指18世纪末期到南北战争爆发 前期的这段时间，因为文学的 勃兴与繁荣，又称“美国文艺 复兴”。华盛顿·欧文的《见闻 札记》（The Sketch Book, 1820）的出版宣告了这一伟大 时代的开始，惠特曼的《草叶 集》（Leaves of Grass, 1855） 则标志着浪漫主义文学的高峰。

The importance of the frontier and the wilderness in American literature is for the first time well-illustrated in Cooper’s Leathering-stocking Tales and was to remain a major concern for many later authors. Cooper is the first important American novelist. 库珀在美国文学史上开创了三种不同类型的小说：边疆冒险小说《拓荒者》、革 命历史小说《间谍》、海上冒险小说《舵手》。他还创作了欧洲生活三部曲：《刺客》 （1831）、《黑衣教士》（1832）、《刽子手》（1833）。
In all the major literary genres except drama, writers produced works of an originality and excellence not exceeded in later American history. Romantic writers placed increasing value on the free expression of emotion and displayed increasing attention to the psychic states of their characters

英美文学之华盛顿欧文

英美文学之华盛顿欧文华盛顿·欧文(Washington Irving, 1783 年4 月3 日– 1859年11月28日)美国作家。

出生于纽约。

他的父亲是纽约富有的五金商人，长老会执事，政治上反对英国殖民统治；他敬重华盛顿，因而给儿子取名为华盛顿。

欧文幼年体弱多病，16岁辍学，先后在几个律师事务所学法律，但对法律并没有兴趣，喜爱文学，从小喜欢看《鲁滨逊漂流记》、《格列佛游记》这种历险故事，还常常钻到剧院里去看戏。

欧文后来最知名的作品是《见闻札记》，写的就是在外游历的故事，不能不说是幼时受到了读书的影响。

1802年，19岁的欧文在《早晨纪事报》上发表了几篇书信体散文，崭露头角。

1804年因病赴欧洲休养，到过法国、意大利和英国，作了大量旅途笔记，为以后的创作积累了丰富的素材，一度想成为画家。

1806年回国后在弗吉尼亚州任律师，后帮助他的两个哥哥经营进口生意。

他对法律和经商之道都不甚精通。

这时他与律师霍夫曼的女儿玛蒂尔达订婚，妻子早逝于1809年，后来他虽有过几次恋爱，却一直过着独身生活。

1807年，他和哥哥威廉等人共同创办一种不定期刊物《杂拌》，沿袭18世纪英国作家乔纳森·斯威夫特、亨利·菲尔丁以及约瑟夫·艾迪生和理查德·斯梯尔的《旁观者》的传统，开始了他的文学创作活动，显露出他的幽默、风趣和含蓄的讽刺才能。

欧文的第一部重要作品是化名狄德里希·尼克尔包克尔所写《纽约外史》(A History of New York，1809年)，作者自称它的主要目的在于―以逗趣的形式体现我们这个城市的传统；阐述本地人的脾性、风俗和特色；给本地的风光与场所以及熟悉的人物披上一层唤起想象力的怪念丛生的联想‖。

书中讽刺了荷兰殖民者在纽约的统治，驳斥了殖民主义者为奴役和屠杀印第安人所制造的荒谬的论据。

这部作品受到欧美广大读者的欢迎，英国小说家沃尔特·司各特曾说,他从未读过这样酷似斯威夫特的风格的作品。

Washington Irving 华盛顿欧文汇总

❖ also has many of the same characteristics of a novel including characters, setting and plot.
❖ However, due to length constraints, these characteristics and devices generally may not be as fully developed or as complex as those developed for a fulllength novel.
❖ By the time when he was 23 years old (1809),he had roamed England, Holland, France Italy and Hudson Valley.
Life Experience
❖ After collecting sufficient original materials for writing and a good practice of editing a journal ,he formed his particular political idea and writing style.
Short stories/Essays
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The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
The Chronicles of the Conquest of
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Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus
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Observational Letters

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• The most profound and comprehensive idea of romanticism is the vision of a greater personal freedom for the individual.
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Romanticism
• A. a movement in literature, philosophy, music and art which developed in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries;
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American Romanticism
• C. Romanticism looked back to the Middle Ages with a nostalgic fascination. Gothic styles, “oriental” styles and other exotic styles were favored by romanticists.
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American Romanticism
• 4. the writers stressed the element of “Amerianness” in their works;
• 5. Being a period of the great flowering of American literature, it is also called the American Renaissance;
• B.Since they placed a higher value on the free expression of emotion and on the power of imagination, they showed greater interests in the psychic states.

《华盛顿·欧文》课件


欧文的文学作品
《自然史》
这部作品是欧文最重要的随笔 集之一，以幽默、讽刺的方式 描绘了当时的社会、文化和人 性。
《恶魔之子》
这本小说展示了欧文对人性黑 暗面的深入探索，以及对社会 伦理和道德观念的短篇 小说之一，讲述了一家人如何 面对生活中的挫折和困难。
《华盛顿·欧文》PPT课件
华盛顿·欧文是美国19世纪著名的作家和文化评论家。他的作品和思想对美国 文学和文化产生了深远的影响。
介绍华盛顿·欧文
生平简介
华盛顿·欧文（1783-1859）是美国文艺复兴时期最重要的作家之一。他是纽约文学界的重 要人物，也是美国第一批文学评论家之一。
主要成就
欧文是美国文学史上第一位获得国际声誉的作家，他的作品展示了美国人民的精神和价值观， 深受读者喜爱。
欧文的重要性和意义
欧文是美国文学史上的重要人物，他的作品和思想依然具有深远的现实意义。
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欧文对现代文学和文化的影响
欧文的作品对现代文学和文化产生了巨大影响，激发了许多作家和艺术家的创作 灵感。
总结
华盛顿·欧文对美国文化的巨大贡献
欧文的作品塑造了美国的文化形象，成为美国文学史上的重要一环。
欧文的思想和作品对现代文化的影响
欧文的思想和作品影响了现代文化，促进了自由、平等和多样性的推进。
欧文对美国文化的影响
1 对美国文学的贡献
欧文的作品开创了美国独特的文学风格，影响了后来的作家和文化运动。
2 对美国文化认同的影响
欧文强调了美国文化的独特性和独立精神，促进了对美国国家认同感的形成。
欧文的现代意义
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欧文思想的现代应用
欧文的思想和观点在现代社会仍然具有重要意义，如他对自由、平等和人权的追 求。

英美文学之华盛顿欧文

英美文学之华盛顿欧文华盛顿·欧文(Washington Irving, 1783 年4 月3 日– 1859年11月28日)美国作家。

出生于纽约。

他的父亲是纽约富有的五金商人，长老会执事，政治上反对英国殖民统治；他敬重华盛顿，因而给儿子取名为华盛顿。

欧文幼年体弱多病，16岁辍学，先后在几个律师事务所学法律，但对法律并没有兴趣，喜爱文学，从小喜欢看《鲁滨逊漂流记》、《格列佛游记》这种历险故事，还常常钻到剧院里去看戏。

欧文后来最知名的作品是《见闻札记》，写的就是在外游历的故事，不能不说是幼时受到了读书的影响。

1802年，19岁的欧文在《早晨纪事报》上发表了几篇书信体散文，崭露头角。

1804年因病赴欧洲休养，到过法国、意大利和英国，作了大量旅途笔记，为以后的创作积累了丰富的素材，一度想成为画家。

1806年回国后在弗吉尼亚州任律师，后帮助他的两个哥哥经营进口生意。

他对法律和经商之道都不甚精通。

这时他与律师霍夫曼的女儿玛蒂尔达订婚，妻子早逝于1809年，后来他虽有过几次恋爱，却一直过着独身生活。

1807年，他和哥哥威廉等人共同创办一种不定期刊物《杂拌》，沿袭18世纪英国作家乔纳森·斯威夫特、亨利·菲尔丁以及约瑟夫·艾迪生和理查德·斯梯尔的《旁观者》的传统，开始了他的文学创作活动，显露出他的幽默、风趣和含蓄的讽刺才能。

欧文的第一部重要作品是化名狄德里希·尼克尔包克尔所写《纽约外史》(A History of New York，1809年)，作者自称它的主要目的在于“以逗趣的形式体现我们这个城市的传统；阐述本地人的脾性、风俗和特色；给本地的风光与场所以及熟悉的人物披上一层唤起想象力的怪念丛生的联想”。

书中讽刺了荷兰殖民者在纽约的统治，驳斥了殖民主义者为奴役和屠杀印第安人所制造的荒谬的论据。

这部作品受到欧美广大读者的欢迎，英国小说家沃尔特·司各特曾说,他从未读过这样酷似斯威夫特的风格的作品。

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• The first prose stylist of American romanticism. His writing marked the beginning of American romanticism.
• He not only provided a young nation with humorous, fictional accounts of the colonial past but also helped create an American mythology which is made up of stories about the American past so widely read as to be familiar to nearly every American.
Washington Irving(1783-1859)华 盛顿·欧文
“Rip Van Winkle”（《瑞普·凡·温克 ington Irving
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I. Life
• Irving’s birthplace: New York City • Family background: a rather wealthy merchant
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II. Literary Achievements
• 1809: A History of New York《纽约外史》 • 1820: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon,
Gent. 《见闻札记》in which two folktales: “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”(《睡谷传奇》) stand out as world classics. • 1822: Bracebridge Hall《布雷斯勃列奇庄园》 • 1824: Tales of a Traveller 《游客谈》 • 1835: A Tour of the Prairies《大草原游记》
• Now he’s chiefly remembered as the author of “Rip Van Wrinkle” and “The legend of Sleepy Hollow”.
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V. Rip Van Winkle
• Adapted from a German folktale, put on some American color(set in American history and ground, creating American characters).
family. • Education: reading widely in English literature at
home; studying law but showing more interest in literature • Traveling experience: in Europe from 18041805 • Sojourn in Europe for 17 years.
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Plot Summary
• Set in the years before and after the Revolution war, the story “Rip Van Wrinkle” relates the titular protagonist’s supernatural sleep of 20 years and his puzzlement over the changes effected by the establishment of US as a new nation. Rip Van Wrinkle, a hen-packed, goodnatured, good-for-nothing man, lives a peaceful life in the Pre-independent America. In an escape from his shrew wife, he meets some ghosts in the mountains, drinks their alcohol, and falls into a sleep that lasts 20 years.
• It views a striking contrast between the independent United States and the former British colony from the eye of a native inhabitant after his 20-year sleep.
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III. Style
• graceful, refined, fluent and dignified优雅 流畅
• Humorous幽默 • sentimental, romantic浪漫感伤
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IV. Position and contribution
• The first American author to win international recognition
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• When he wakes up, he finds himself in a transformed society. Most people in his generation have died, leaving him nearly unidentified. Together with the death of the older generation is the demise of tradition and old life style that Wrinkle was comfortable with. The political jargons, the bustling spirit of the new nation is incomprehensible to him. Through the eyes of Wrinkle, a rough sketch of the American society after independence is seen in perspective.