Unit 11 New England Transcendentalism and Romantic Age (2) Washington Iving(1783-1859)
Unit 11 New England Transcendentalism and Romantic Age （2） Washington Iving (1783-1859)
Achievements: 1. Irving is the first belletrist in American literature, writing for pleasure at a time when writing was practical and for useful purposes. 2. He is the first American literary humorist 3. He has written the first modern short stories 4. He is the first to write history and biography as entertainment. 5. He introduced the nonfiction prose as a literary genre. 6 His use of the gothic looks forward to Poe
Achievements: ◼ 1. Irving is the first belletrist in American literature, writing for pleasure at a time when writing was practical and for useful purposes. ◼ 2. He is the first American literary humorist. ◼ 3. He has written the first modern short stories. ◼ 4. He is the first to write history and biography as entertainment. ◼ 5. He introduced the nonfiction prose as a literary genre. ◼ 6. His use of the gothic looks forward to Poe
Study Questions a 1. Compare and contrast Freneau's and Irving s uses of the historical situation as the subject of imaginative literature What makes Irving more successful, and why is he more successful? a 2. Discuss several different ways in which "Rip Van Winkle addresses versions of the american dream 3. Compare Rip van Winkle with Franklin's Father abraham in The Way to Wealth What do the two have in common?
Study Questions ◼ 1. Compare and contrast Freneau's and Irving's uses of the historical situation as the subject of imaginative literature. What makes Irving more successful, and why is he more successful? ◼ 2. Discuss several different ways in which "Rip Van Winkle" addresses versions of the American dream. ◼ 3. Compare Rip Van Winkle with Franklin's Father Abraham in The Way to Wealth. What do the two have in common?
4. Rip van Winkle is an early work that casts the american woman as the cultural villain Analyze the character of Dame Van Winkle in the story and discuss the significance Irving attributes to her death
◼ 4. 'Rip Van Winkle" is an early work that casts the American woman as the cultural villain. Analyze the character of Dame Van Winkle in the story and discuss the significance Irving attributes to her death
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)