上海交通大学：《英语文学导论 An Introduction to English Literature》课程教学资源（PPT讲稿）Washington Irving

Teaching Schedule for Weeks 1-4 Week 1: Introduction to fiction and the short story Introduction to Washington Irving Discussing the preview questions for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Week 2: Detailed analysis of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Teaching Schedule for Weeks 1-4 Week 1: Introduction to fiction and the short story Introduction to Washington Irving Discussing the preview questions for “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Week 2: Detailed analysis of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Week 3: Analysis of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (continued) Discussion on this work Brief introduction to Virginia Woolf and "stream of consciousness"as a literary technique Week 4: Analysis of excerpts of Virginia Woolfs Mrs.Dalloway Discussion on the given questions

Week 3: Analysis of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (continued) Discussion on this work Brief introduction to Virginia Woolf and “stream of consciousness” as a literary technique Week 4: Analysis of excerpts of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway Discussion on the given questions

A brief introduction to the short story

A brief introduction to the short story

Washington Irving(1783-1859) Early 19th-century American short story writer,essayist,biographer,and diplomat; Father of American Literature"and "Inventor of the Short Story";the"American Goldsmith”, Famous for "Rip Van Winkle"and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"in The Sketch Book (1819-1820)---the first genuine Bai心百脑 American author of international acclaim

Washington Irving (1783—1859) Early 19 th-century American short story writer, essayist, biographer, and diplomat; “Father of American Literature” and “Inventor of the Short Story”; the “American Goldsmith”; Famous for “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” in The Sketch Book (1819-1820) --- the first genuine American author of international acclaim

Washington Irving Literary career: A.1809-1832 -predominantly“English” B.1832 onwards and the remaining years- --living a life of leisure and comfort and writing other works

Washington Irving Literary career: A. 1809-1832 -- predominantly “English” B. 1832 onwards and the remaining years – -- living a life of leisure and comfort and writing other works

Washington Irving The Skeich Book---a collection of 32 essays,sketches,and tales.The short story as a genre in American literature began with this book. The period from 1810 to 1840: the“Knickerbocker era” New York City as the centre of American writing “Knickerbockers”(i.e.,writers)

Washington Irving The Sketch Book --- a collection of 32 essays, sketches, and tales. The short story as a genre in American literature began with this book. The period from 1810 to 1840: the “Knickerbocker era” New York City as the centre of American writing “Knickerbockers”(i.e., writers)

Washington Irving Literary works: A History of New York (1809) by Diedrich Knickerbocker The Sketch Book of Geaffrey Crayon,Gent(1819-1820) A Tour of the Prairies(1835) Rip Van Winkle” "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Biographies of George Washington,Oliver Goldsmith and Christopher Columbus

Washington Irving Literary works: A History of New York (1809) by Diedrich Knickerbocker The Sketch Book of Geof rey Crayon, Gent (1819-1820) A Tour of the Prairies (1835) “Rip Van Winkle” “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Christopher Columbus

Washington Irving Irving's contributions to American literature: the first American writer of imaginative literature to gain international fame the inventor of the short story which began with The Sketch Book

Washington Irving Irving’s contributions to American literature: * the first American writer of imaginative literature to gain international fame * the inventor of the short story which began with The Sketch Book

Washington Irving Irving's stylistic features: Manner of representation and description Feeling,fancy and language (the story)merely "as a (picture)frame to stretch... materials",i.e.,to record and convey his impressions and sensuous experiences the American Goldsmith

Washington Irving Irving’s stylistic features: * Manner of representation and description * Feeling, fancy and language (the story) merely “as a (picture) frame to stretch ... materials” , i.e., to record and convey his impressions and sensuous experiences “the American Goldsmith

1.Can you infer the setting of the story,such as the time of writing for Geoffrey Crayon and the place of the fictional event? 2.What is the "legend"as the Dutch villagers know it? 3.What is the plot of the story and who are the major characters? 4.How would you account for Ichabod Crane's disappearance in the end 5.With the help of the questions given,try to form an understanding and evaluation of the major elements of the story,such as setting,plot,characters,conflict,theme,and structure

1. Can you infer the setting of the story, such as the time of writing for Geoffrey Crayon and the place of the fictional event? 2. What is the “legend” as the Dutch villagers know it? 3. What is the plot of the story and who are the major characters? 4. How would you account for Ichabod Crane’s disappearance in the end ? 5. With the help of the questions given, try to form an understanding and evaluation of the major elements of the story, such as setting, plot, characters, conflict, theme, and structure