Early American Literature (Washington Irving)

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What are Washington Irving's two most famous short stories

"The legend of sleepy hollow" and "rip van winkle"

When was Washington Irving admitted to the bar

23

How old was Washington Irving when "A history of New York" was written

26

How many new dictionaries were published between 1806 and 1869 with new terms and American spellings (Americanisms)

30

What was Washington Irving's first book

A sketchbook "a history of New York"

What was Washington Irving known as

A true "renaissance man"

A real pirate who became the subject of many legends

Captain William Kidd

What became important to the new generation of American born writters

Democracy and the importance of the common person

What pen name did Washington Irving write his first book under

Diedrich knickerbocker

What did Washington Irving satirize in his first book

Dutch settlers in old New York

Where did Washington Irving spend a significant part of his life

Europe

Who did washington irving's parents name him after

George Washington

A drama about a doctor who makes a deal with the thatDevil to gain knowledge that no other man has of nature that influenced The Devil and Tom Walker

Geothe's Faust

What does Washington Irving bring to American audiences for the first time through his travels in Europe

German folktales

How many siblings did Washington Irving have

He was one of 11

What does romantic writing glorify

Individuals and nature

What was Washington Irving educated in

Law

What was Washington Irving the first American to do

Make a living solely on his writing

Where was Washington Irving born

Manhattan

Where did the first Dutch settlers settle

New Amsterdam

Where does The Devil and Tom Walker take place

New England (Boston area)

Where was washington irving born and raised

New york city

Who published "an American dictionary of the English language"

Noah Webster

The devil himself

Old scratch

What are Washington Irving's two most famous characters

Rip van winkle and the headless horseman

The period of a "renaissance" in literature which Washington Irving wrote

Romantic

Movement that focuses on the individual and the concerns of the heart

Romanticism

The use of humor, wit, or irony to ridicule at established traditions, conventions, or institutions

Satire

What happened to Washington Irving's fiancé

She died of consumption before they were able to get married

What country did Washington Irving serve as a minister to

Spain

What is Washington Irving's hometown

Tarrytown, New York

What is Washington Irving known as

The "father of American Literature"

What does romantic writing include

The supernatural

Miserly man who often fights (verbally and physically) with his wife

Tom Walker

Steals from her husband and is also miserly

Toms wife

Exacting or unfair reduced of interest on a loan system

Usury

What were Washington Irving's interests

Writing, architecture, landscape design, traveling, diplomacy

How is Tom walkers wife described

tall, termagant, fierce of temper, loud of tongue


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