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Washington Irving was the first American writer to achieve international fame with the publication of The Sketch Book in 1819-1820, which included the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Irving sought solely to entertain his readers. After starting his writing career in New York, he traveled throughout Europe, drawing inspiration from other cultures. He eventually returned to America and purchased a home called Sunnyside in Tarrytown, New York, where he lived for over 20 years and hosted many influential visitors until his death in 1859.
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- 1. Washington Irving: Passport to American Romanticism
- 2. First True “American” Writer The Sketch Book made Washington Irving the first American writer to achieve international fame
- 3. Sought to Entertain Washington Irving was the first American writer who sought to entertain his readers
- 4. Washington Irving 1783-1859 born in New York City (near present-day Wall St.) youngest of 11 children parents were Scottish- English immigrants
- 5. Biographical Information his parents greatly admired General George Washington (hence his name) his father became a wealthy merchant he trained as a lawyer but practiced only briefly showed literary promise early in his life
- 6. Home of Washington Irving, New York
- 7. Writing Career Begins 1802-3 published a series of newspaper articles 1807-8 published the Salmagundi papers 1809 published 1st major work – A History of New York it was supposedly written by Deidrich Knickerbocker, an old, eccentric historian
- 8. this work marked Irving’s future course it was designed solely for entertainment it taught no serious moral lessons his fiancée died in 1809 accounts for melancholic cast over rest of his life and work
- 9. Career Shifts to Europe in 1815 sailed for England to take charge of family business in Liverpool when it bankrupted, he concentrated on literary career traveled throughout England, France, Spain, Germany, and Switzerland wrote history of Christopher Columbus
- 10. Literary Career Continues 1819 - 1820 published The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent it included “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Old Rip
- 11. Irving’s Literary Pseudonyms Dietrich Knickerbocker Jonathan Oldstyle Geoffrey Crayon
- 12. Irving Widely Recognized By the late 1820s, Irving had gained a reputation throughout Europe and America as a great writer and thinker
- 13. Returns to America in 1832 returned from Europe to New York established his home Sunnyside in Tarrytown never married or had children for next 25 years he shared Sunnyside with his brother Ebenezer and Ebenezer's 5 daughters
- 14. Sunnyside, Home of Irving
- 15. Facts About Sunnyside located on Hudson River in Tarrytown, N.Y. purchased by Irving in 1835 for $1,800 originally a two-room Dutch farm house over 15 years, artist friend George Harvey helped Irving redesign & add to the original house
- 16. Close-Up of Sunnyside Irving outfitted his home with the most advanced technology of the period, such as a refrigerator (ice box), a cast iron stove, and indoor plumbing.
- 17. More Facts About Sunnyside Sunnyside was visited by many artists, politicians, writers, and other influential people Irving's home was publicized throughout the world in lithographs, magazines, and tourists maps images of Sunnyside could even be found on cigar boxes, sheet music, and ceramic pitchers.
- 19. Additional Views of Sunnyside
- 21. First Genuine American Stories “Rip Van Winkle” “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” contained distinctive American settings and characters incorporated German folktales and legends
- 22. “Rip Van Winkle” Irving's best-known story based on a German folktale set in the Dutch culture of Pre-Revolutionary War in New York State
- 23. Rip Van Winkle Rip, the eternal boy-man never grows up to accept adult responsibilities is a compelling character type in American fiction Joe Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle
- 24. Setting Rip is a farmer who wanders into the Catskill Mountains near the Hudson River Scenes from Catskill Mountains and Hudson River
- 25. More Scenes from the Catskills
- 26. Irving’s Grave On November 28, 1859, on the eve of the Civil War, Washington Irving died at Sunnyside surrounded by his family.
- 27. Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. He was buried in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery at the Old Dutch Church