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Rip Van Winkle By Washington Irving 1201王亚娜 Historical Background Washington Irving (1783—1859) William Irving ,was a successful importer in New York City Irving attended Columbia College, and was eventually groomed(推介） as a lawyer The year 1818 as the bankruptcy of the family business ,Irving began to write in earnest to make a living . 1)By the early 1760s ,the 13 English colonies in North America had developed a similar American pattern in politics ,economy and cultural life and enjoyed the same frontier environment. 2)On July 4,1776,The declaration officially proclaimed the independence