Washington Irving
Satires
"John Oldstyle" - spoofed various aspects of New York Life
"Author's Account of Himself"
(Geoffrey Crayon) Like to travel with parents familiar with areas where ghosts were seen. Noted about others customs, habits wanted to be able to talk to a well knowledgable man
Description of Rip
- A simple good natured man - A kind neighbor - an obedient, henpecked husband
How long has Rip Van Winkle been asleep?
20 Years
What causes the "long rolling peals, like distant thunder" that Rip Van Winkle hears as he climbs up the ravine?
Bowling
Attache
Embarked on a political career working as an attaché in Spain and later as secretary of the American delegation in London
Europe's Offering
Europe held charms, political associations, and treasures of age
Pioneer Genres
First to write American Romanticism "beautiful or fine writings:
Work as transitional
First to write History and Biography as entertainment
Picture on inn
George Washington
What differences in the village does Rip Van Winkle discover upon his return? Choose all that apply.
It is larger and has a greater population. His favorite hangouts have disappeared. He doesn't recognize the inhabitants.
Mountains
Kaatskill - part of Appalachian Mountains, fair weather-blue and purple evening-mist "crown of glory"
Wife's reaction
Like an angel
What was the name of Irving's deceased fiancee?
Matilda Hoffman
Stranger in woods
Met little old man and took him where other men played nine pins
Town Patriarch / Landlord
Nicholas Vedder
America Unsurpassed
No country had the charm of nature or was as lavish (Blessed/Fortunate)
Diedrich Knickerbocker
Pseudonym used when published "History of New York". The spoof of historical scholarship lampooned the day's political scene and spawned the "Knickerbocker School" of NY literary satirists
Washington Irving spent the last years of his life in his home known by what name?
Sunnyside Manor
Married men and misfortune
TRUE that married men are more likely to recover from misfortune than a single man
What causes Rip Van Winkle to fall asleep in the mountains?
Too much drinking
Fondness
Visiting new scenes and observing strange characters
"Rip Van Winkle"
Washington Irving
What was the name of Rip Van Winkle's dog?
Wolf
"The Wife"
by Washington Irving
Rip's flaw
idelness and lazy
