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Washington Irving 1783-1859. Biography Youngest son of hardware importer Not well educated Half-heartedly practiced law More of a socialite (partier)

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1 Washington Irving 1783-1859

2 Biography Youngest son of hardware importer Not well educated Half-heartedly practiced law More of a socialite (partier) Sent to England to oversee failing branch of family business Quits family business to write

3 His Writing First international literary celebrity Genius for inventing fictional narrators Up until this point, we had no real FICTION from America Borrowed openly from European writing New voice- the settings/sounds of America “Rip Van Winkle” is actually a German tale, but Irving used American settings; the Catskill Mountains and Revolution to make it his.

4 1 st to make a living off of only writing Allowed him to continue parties, people, and praise Recognized short stories’ ability to be own genre (category of writing)

5 Contributions to Short Story Popularity Added local settings Added humor Added rich atmosphere and tone Created independent genre Stripped it of educational/religious nature Fluid and beautiful writing style Individual characters (not stereotypes)

6 Romantic Period Story-telling relives pressure about progress of US Link between fact and fiction and past and present Celebrated pastoral ideal and rural landscapes (nature)

7 Rip Van Winkle A story about past times Begins just before Revolutionary War (1775)

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