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Gentle, refined, lucid, beautiful Conservative e.g. Rip felt into sleep before American Independence and woke after it love of old world's tradition Entertainment, not moralizing
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Irving’s grave
Irving's grave, marked by a flag, in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York.
II. Contributions
Good at creating atmosphere Vivid characters (the American Goldsmith) Humorous Finished(精致完美的 and musical 精致完美的) 精致完美的 language
Master of a graceful and unobtrusively(不引 不引 人注意的) sophisticated prose style 人注意的 Classical in form though romantic in subjects
Bracebridge Hall (1822) 《布雷斯布里奇田庄》 Tales of a Traveler (1824)《旅人述异》 The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (1828 ) 《哥伦布传》 Voyages and Discoveries of the
I. Introduction of Life II. Contributions III. Major Works IV. Style
I. Introduction of life
Born: 3 April 1783 Birthplace: New York, New York Died: 28 November 1859
1809 --A History of New York Late 1814 -- an officer in the militia and to serve in the War of 1812 1815 -- went to England to help with the failing family business 1819-1820 -- The Sketch Book
4. the first American man of letters to write history and biography as entertainment 5. the first American writer to earn his living solely by his pen 6. the first American literary humorist
Washington Irving
Washington Irving(1783-1859)
American author, short story writer, essayist, poet, travel book writer, biographer, and columnist.
Contents
7. the first great prose stylist of American romanticism 8. His use of the gothic looks forward to Poe.
III. Major Works
A History of New York (1809) 《纽约史》 (Diedrich Knickerbocker) The Sketch Book (1819-1820) 《札记集》 (Geoffrey Crayon)
Father of American literature 1. the first American writer of imaginative literature to achieve international distinction 2. the first modern short story writer 3. the first belletrist(纯文学作者) in American literature
Companions of Columbus (1831) 《哥伦布同伴航海及发现》 The Chronicles of the Conquest of Granada (1829) 《攻克格拉纳达》 Tales of the Alhambra (1832)《阿尔罕伯拉》 Astoria (1836)《阿斯托里亚》
The Life of Oliver Goldsmith (1840 ) 《哥尔德斯密斯传》 Mahomet and His Successors (1850) 《穆罕默德及其继承者》 The Life of George Washington (18551859) 《华盛顿传》
IV. Style
1826-1829 -- American diplomatic attaché in Spain 1829-1832 -- served as secretary to the American Legation in London 1842-1846 -- he was appointed U.S. Minister to Spain
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