Title: term:washington irving = father of american literature Flashcards and Study Sets | Quizlet
Headings: term:washington irving = father of american literature
term:washington irving = father of american literature
FILTER
SETS
9 Terms
Juddy88

Content: Washington Irving
Irving's work
Irving as an American writer
Irving was a
Irving: end of life
"Rip Van Winkle" from The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon
-brief biography: independently wealthy, lots of siblings, nam…
writer, lawyer, and painter
-never marries... -returns to Terrytown, New York in 1832... -dies 1…
Irving's work
"Rip Van Winkle" from The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon
Irving as an American writer
-brief biography: independently wealthy, lots of siblings, nam…
13 Terms
hunter_graefser
American Literature 1 Washington Irving
Dame Van Winkle
Diedrich Knickerbocker
Washington Irving
Wolf
Rip's nagging wife
Washington Irving's history buff character. American writer remembered for the stories "Rip Van Winkle" an…
Rip's dog
Dame Van Winkle
Rip's nagging wife
Diedrich Knickerbocker
Washington Irving's history buff character. 11 Terms
MSSLGRAY
American Literature 1: Washington Irving Quiz
Washington Irving was the first America…
What two titles are recognized as Irvin…
In what book by Irving can the stories…
To what literary genre does Washington…
True
"Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
The Sketch Book
Romanticism
Washington Irving was the first America…
True
What two titles are recognized as Irvin…
"Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
24 Terms
abbygene_watkins
American lit Washington Irving
Washington Irving
Diedrich Knickerbocker
Rip Van Winkle
Dame Van Winkle
Born in New York, wife died of TB, some say the single life su…
A character created to narrate rip van winkle and other short…
Man who fell asleep for 20 years, wife was dame van winkle had…
Rip's nagging wife, always wanting to know where he is
Washington Irving
Born in New York, wife died of TB, some say the single life su…
Diedrich Knickerbocker
A character created to narrate rip van winkle and other short…
38 Terms
heatheroleksiw_
Early American Literature (Washington Irving)
Where was washington irving born and ra…
Who did washington irving's parents nam…
What was Washington Irving known as
What was Washington Irving educated in
New york city
George Washington
A true "renaissance man"
Law
Where was washington irving born and ra…
New york city
Who did washington irving's parents nam…
George Washington
74 Terms
una_ann_seckler
Early American Lit: Washington Irving
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
1st satirical essays published at
Last book published
Regarded as a _____ and _____ writer
first American to win international recognition as an author,…
19 (1802)
5 volume life of George Washington at age 76
genial comic
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
first American to win international recognition as an author,…
1st satirical essays published at
19 (1802)
52 Terms
ryansimonds23
Washington Irving
Short stories
Father of American Literature
Sleepy Hollow
New York
Genre of the works of literature
Irving is often called
Name of the village in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
The state the stories take place
Short stories
Genre of the works of literature
Father of American Literature
Irving is often called
18 Terms
HughMungus__
Washington Irving
He was a spectator at the trial of ____…
Irving returned in 1832 to live with hi…
He died at the age of _________
He was buried in New York's ___________…
Aaron Burr
Sunnyside estate
76
Sleepy Hallow Cemetery
He was a spectator at the trial of ____…
Aaron Burr
Irving returned in 1832 to live with hi…
Sunnyside estate
20 Terms
ctwardowski
Washington Irving
Irving's work that has been called the…
The first three paragraphs of "The Devi…
In the opening paragraphs, Tom is all o…
The narrator calls Tom's wife a "termag…
C. "Rip Van Winkle"
D. the first meeting of Tom and the devil
C. hard-working but unlucky
C. ill-tempered
Irving's work that has been called the…
C. "Rip Van Winkle"
The first three paragraphs of "The Devi…
D. the first meeting of Tom and the devil
51 Terms
addieschulte14
Romanticism and Washington Irving- American Lit test
During what centuries did the Romantic…
What was the Romantic Era a reaction to? In what style did Walk Whitman write in? What two things did the Romantics celeb…
the 18th and 19th centuries
the Age of Reason
free verse
rebellion and individuality
During what centuries did the Romantic…
the 18th and 19th centuries
What was the Romantic Era a reaction to?