Rip Van Winkle's republic : Washington Irving in history and memory /

"In the twenty-first century, precious little has been written about America's first professional author, Washington Irving, who was one of the most well-known and highly esteemed writers of the nineteenth century. Rip Van Winkle's Republic marks a rediscovery and reassessment of this...

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Rannpháirtithe: Burstein, Andrew (Eagarthóir), Isenberg, Nancy (Eagarthóir)
Formáid: Licensed eBooks
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Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2022]
Rochtain ar líne:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3264883
Clár na nÁbhar:
  • Preface: Why Washington Irving still matters / Andrew Burstein
  • Rites and times of the grand tour / Michelle Sizemore
  • Washington Irving reimagined as father of his country / Shirley Samuels
  • Reading The sketch book from its clattering hooves up / Nancy Isenberg
  • Irving's relicts / Matthew Dennis
  • Irving's investment in time / Alexis McCrossen and Andrew Burstein
  • Tracing northern slavery in the Knickerbocker stories / Elizabeth L. Bradley
  • A toast to, and distillation of, Rip Van Winkle / Tracy Hoffman
  • The Revolutionary War lives on / Erik Weiselberg
  • Irving Family manuscripts / Catalina Hannan
  • An actor's reflections on the theatrical Irving / Curtis Armstrong.