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An introduction to the concept of romanticism in American literature and to the life and short stories of Washington Irving
Updated on Nov 08, 11
Created on Aug 01, 09
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This is an archive of an old webpage created by Ann Woodlief in which she quotes from Holman and Harmon to provide some explanation of romanticism.
The page has a definition of romanticism and a list of characteristics of romanticism based on the British romantic tradition. Most of these same characteristics can be found in American romanticism. At this point in our studies, pay particular attention to those items not specifically related to poetry. We will come back to the poetry later.
Take a look at this explanation of Romanticism in literature. It is maintained by Professor Lilia Melani at Brooklyn College.
Another website created by Professor Paul Reuben; this one gives brief lists of concepts and characteristics related to romanticism. It will be useful to compare his sparse explanations with the more in-depth discussion on Woodlief's page.
After reading this page and contemplating your understanding of romanticism, move on to our specific readings about and from Washington Irving.
Begin your study of Irving with this brief page from Prof. Paul Reuben and the biography researched and written by one of his students.
Here's another biography from our friends at the _Heath Anthology of American Literature_.
Do you see anything new here that was not in the student biography?
This is the full text of "Rip Van Winkle, a Posthumous Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker" from the Harvard Classics edition of 1917.
As you read, think about how the ideas and characteristics of romanticism are present in this story.
Read the entire story and then continue along the list to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
NB: The numbers next to the paragraphs are NOT the original page numbers; they are paragraph numbers.
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (from the 1917 Harvard Classics edition) begins on this page. It concludes on the next page in the list.
Read all of this page and continue along the list. You must read the next page in the list to complete the story.
This page provides the ending to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
As you read, consider how this postscript affects the story and how it relates to the ideas of literary romanticism.
This is the end of the Irving and Romanticism list.
8 items | 47 visits
An introduction to the concept of romanticism in American literature and to the life and short stories of Washington Irving
Updated on Nov 08, 11
Created on Aug 01, 09
Category: Entertainment & Arts
URL: