Rip Van Winkle - Wikipedia
"Rip Van Winkle" (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪp fɑŋ ˈʋɪŋkəl]) is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their strong liquor and falls deeply asleep in the Catskill Mountains .
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2024年12月5日 · Rip Van Winkle, short story by Washington Irving, published in The Sketch Book in 1819–20. Though set in the Dutch culture of pre-Revolutionary War New York state, the story of Rip Van Winkle is based on a German folktale.
Rip Van Winkle: Full Story Summary - SparkNotes
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Rip Van Winkle Full Text - Owl Eyes
The story of “Rip Van Winkle” is based on a number of German folktales: Geoffrey Crayon implicates the story of Emperor Frederick I in his note following the story’s end, and the tale of a man wandering into the mountains and sleeping for twenty years is explicitly borrowed from the German figure of Peter Klaus.
“Rip Van Winkle” first appeared in Washington Irving’s collection of stories, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., published in 1819. The text and illustrations used in this ebook are from the revised edition of the Sketch Book, published in 1863.
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A Summary and Analysis of Washington Irving’s ‘Rip Van Winkle’
‘Rip Van Winkle’ is perhaps the most famous homegrown American fairy tale. It has supernatural elements, the idea of an enchanted wood, and focuses on simple village life, such as we find in many classic European fairy stories.
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving | Project Gutenberg
2019年12月20日 · Tired of his domineering wife, Rip escapes into the mountains where he encounters a group of mysterious figures playing ninepins and drinking from a keg. After partaking in their drink, Rip falls asleep and awakens twenty years later to find that the world and his village have changed dramatically.
Legend of Rip Van Winkle - Legends of America
The story of Rip Van Winkle, told by Irving, dramatized by Boucicault, acted by Jefferson, pictured by Darley, set to music by Bristow, is one of the best known of American legends. Rip was a real personage, and the Van Winkles were a considerable family in their day.
Rip Van Winkle Summary and Analysis - LitPriest
Rip Van Winkle is a humorous short story written by the American author Washington Irving. It was first published in 1819. It is addressed in the background of a Dutch-American village in colonial America.