睡谷的传说Legend-of-Sleepy-Hollow.ppt

Appreciation of The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow 《睡谷的传说》赏析 Literary reputation Irving was the forefather of the “Irving style”-a precise, simple and graceful style, which became very influential to later American writers and was very instrumental in improving American literature to be mature. He was also the first American writer of imaginative literature to gain international fame. Literary reputation Irving was the first writer in the United States who built humor into the very texture of his writing, which has always been so infectious that reading him, it is rather difficult to hold back the smile and occasionally the reader may chuckle with him. Literary reputation In 1999, the Hollywood master of suspense , Tim Burton adapted The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow for a movie named Sleepy Hollow （断头谷）.Both in dramatic circumstances and a sense of humor ,it pushed Irvings original novel to a new height . Background The Legend of Sleepy Hollow set in the Dutch culture of Post-Revolutionary War in New York State. It was based on a German folk tale, which original recorded by Karl Mus?us. Background The characteristics of Romanticism moral enthusiasm faith in value of individualism and intuitive perception a presumption that the natural world was a source of goodness and man’s societies a source of corruption Brief introduction ◆Characters Ichabod Crane Brom Bones Katrina ◆Place Tarry Town (塔里镇） Connecticut（康涅狄格州） love married rival in love Major Characters in the story Ichabod Crane: a schoolteacher and singing instructor who comes from Connecticut. His last name suits him: he is tall, lanky and sharp-featured. Crane is a serious and strict teacher, but liked well enough by his students and their families. Katrina Van Tassel: 18 years old, plump and rosy cheeked always dressing to enhance her beauty. She also comes from a very rich family. Headless Horseman: believe to be the ghost of a Hessian soldier, who head was taken off by c