Washington Irving
What was the legend of Faust?
16th century magician and astrologer who was said to have sold his soul to the devil for wisdom, money, and power
Irving love of his life died at what age?
17
Irving traveled around Europe for how many years?
17
What year does "The Devil of Tom Walker" take place during?
1720s area of New England settled by Quakers and Puritans
Irving returned to American in_____ to live with his brother on the ____________________.
1832 Sunnyside estate
Irving didn't sign his name to his own work until what age?
40
What is a satire
A literary device in which people, customs, and institutions are ridiculed with the purpose of improving society
Washington Irving was a spectator at the trial of ____________.
Aaron Burr
What helped Irving, the first American write, achieve an international reputation?
Headless Horseman Rip Van Winkle
Irving inspired the name of what team?
New York Knicks basketball team
"Tales of a Traveler" contained what?
The Devil and Tom Walker
Diedrich Knickerbocker was better known by what name?
Washington Irving
Irving served as a _______ in the War of 1812.
colonel
Irving was named after the country's ________________.
first president
Irving was named the country's ________________.
first president
What did "A History of New York from the beginning of Time Through the End of the Dutch Dynasty" satirize?
historical texts and the local politics they chronicaled
What was "The Devil of Tom Walker" a variation on?
legend of Faust
In 1807 what did Irving start publishing?
light satirical pieces about New York politics, culture, and theater
Where was Irving buried?
near the haunting ground of his famous horseman -- in New York's Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
The criticism of "Tales of a Traveler" caused Irving to ___________________.
stop writing fiction altogether
Sir Walter Scott, the author of "Ivanhoe," encouraged Irving to do what?
write a series of stories that blended the legends of Europe with the tales he had heard while wandering as a young man through New York's Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley
Irving didn't want to be a lawyer but he had a passion for what?
writing, a playful mind, and keen powers of observation
