6-全套美国文学精心整理的各个时期作家作品简介Washington-Irving.pptVIP

Lecture Six Washington Irving Contents Washington Irving Biographical Introduction Irving’s writing career, major works and style Appreciating The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Irving’s contributions to American Literature Washington Irving (1783-1859) Short story writer Essayist Biographer Historian Biographical Introduction (1) Family and Education Background Born into a wealthy New York merchant family as the youngest of eleven children Well-educated studied law at 16 and led for a time the leisurely life of a lawyer Reads widely, writes essays and poems from a very early age Biographical