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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| Мова: | Англійська |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
[2022]
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| Онлайн доступ: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3264883 |
Зміст:
- 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.