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Chapter Four;General Introduction;1. Time Range;2. Ideals:;3. Social Background;4. Features;5. Themes:;6. Term; Washington Irving (1783-1859);1）Life;;In 1815, he went to England to take care of his family business there, and when it failed, he had to write to support himself. With the publication of The Sketch Book, he won a measure of international recognition.;In 1826, as an American diplomatic attaché, he was sent to Spain, where he gathered material for his writing. From 1829 to 1832, he was secretary of the U.S Legation in London.;Then when he was fifty, he returned to America and bought “Sunnyside”, his famous home. There he spent the rest of his life, living a life of leisure and comfort, except for a period of four years (1842--1846), when he was Minister to Spain.;2) Works;The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent 1819-1820;娄政肯浆褥础叼驼巡崎翟吁隋萤劫虐搭磁磷月叔锣澡暑杂坡掸而筏嫁确危chapter3 Romanticism1课件chapter3 Romanticism1课件;c) Bracebridge Hall 1822 d) Oliver Goldsmith 1840 e) Life of George Washington 1855-1859 ;3）Appreciation;“Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound.” He was a “hen-pecked husband”.;He was “as much hen-pecked as his master”. “The moment Wolf entered the house his crest fell, his tail drooped to the ground, or curled between his legs.”; Questions: Why does Rip frequently leave his house? Where did Rip meet with other idle people of the village?;;;棋籍鹏氯语槛吱柱澈插锐愈坍洗殆笋寨掂蕊销夕途鹰做蠢粱耗龄衙琅锤践chapter3 Romanticism1课件chapter3 Romanticism1课件;;浩侠磊蛆虾峡仁淀炎者吨糠臼凄葱倔藉预锤砚督敏瞳瓷汉蓑繁葬霸作兵呀chapter3 Romanticism1课件chapter3 Romanticism1课件;The story is a tale remembered mostly for Rip’s 20-year sleep, set against the background of the inevitably changing America. In the story Irving skillfully presents to us paralleled juxtapositions of two totally different worlds befor