the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-睡谷的传说

TheLegendofSleepyHollowWashingtonIrving•AuthorNo.23•BackgroundNo.10•CharacterNo.22•PlotNo.21•ThemeNo.20•EnlightenmentNo.6thefirstAmericanManofLetters“cateredtoBritishsensibilities”ofandforEngland,ratherthanhisowncountrypromoteAmericanliteratureperfecttheAmericanshortstorywithoutanobligationtotheMORALorDIDACTICENTERTAINratherthantoenlightenTheLegendofSleepyHollowWashingtonIrving•Introduction•Lifeexperience&majorworks•WritingskillIntroductionWashingtonIrvingBornApril3,1783NewYorkCity,NewYorkDiedNovember28,1859(aged76)Sunnyside,Tarrytown,NewYorkOccupationShortstorywriter,essayist,biographer,magazineeditor,diplomatLiterarymovementRomanticismSignatureRipVanWinkle(1819)TheLegendofSleepyHollow(1820)TheSketchBookofGeoffreyCrayon,GentGeorgeWashingtonChristopherColumbus•1802,literarydebut(aseriesofletterstotheMorningChronicle)pseudonym:JonathanOldstyle•1807,literarymagazineSalmagundi•1809,AHistoryofNew-Yorksatireonself-importantlocalhistoryandcontemporarypolitics.BreakfreefromtheBritishliterature•Inmid-1815,leftforEnglandtosalvagethefamilytradingcompany.remainedinEuropeforthenextseventeenyears.(till1832)Lifeexperienceandmajorworks•TheSketchBookofGeoffreyCrayon,Gentacollectionof34essaysandshortstories1819and1820TheLegendofSleepyHollowandRipVanWinklefirstuseofthepseudonymGeoffreyCrayon“•waspublishedinJune1822.•InAugust1824,TalesofaTraveler•1826,MadridtheFIRSTwidelyreadworkofAmericanliteratureADVANCEthereputationofAmericanwriterswithaninternationalaudience.•1828AHistoryoftheLifeandVoyagesofChristopherColumbus•1829ChronicleoftheConquestofGranada•1831VoyagesandDiscoveriesoftheCompanionsofColumbus•In1829,asSecretarytotheAmericanLegationinLondon.•In1832,TalesoftheAlhambra•Andthen,in1832,heRETURNtoAmerica•In1837,AdventuresofCaptainBonneville•IrvingacquiredhisfamoushomeinTarrytown,NewYork,knownasSunnyside,in1835.•In1842,asMinistertoSpain.•Completedafive-volumebiographyofGeorgeWashington•Imitative,buthighlyskillful•Hiswritingwithgreathumor•Avoidmoralizingasmuchaspossible•VividandtruecharactersWritingskillBackgroundPre-ColumbianeraColonialperiodAmericanRevolution…TheLiteratureofRomanticismTherealworldHollowColonialperiodAmericanRevolutionHollowPLOTPLOTI1790TarryTownSleepyHollowHeadlessHorsemanPLOTIIIchabodCrane:lean,lankyandextremelysuperstitiousteacherKatrinaVanTassel:theonlychildofawealthyfarmerBromBones:lovesKatrinaPLOTIII·AbigpartyisattheVanTassel’shome.·PeopletellstoriesaboutSleepyHollow.·Ichabodrideshomealone.·Ichabodencountersacloakedrider.·Therider’sheadisonhissaddle.·HeadlessHorsemanpicksuphisheadandthrowsittoIchabod.PLOTIVIchabodhasmysteriouslydisappeared,leavingKatrinatomarryBones.Peopleonlytofindhiswanderinghorse,trampledsaddle,discardedhatandamysteriousshatteredpumpkin.DoestheHeadlessHorsemanreallyexist?NO.WhodoyouthinkhaspretendedtobetheHeadlessHorseman?PLOTVTheghostisBromBonesindisguise.IchabodreturnstoConnecticut.KatrinaIchabodCraneBromBonesrivalinloveYoung18beautifulonlydaughterrichfamilyschemingTeacherConnecticutlankyunhandsomestrictpoorenjoystoriescowardgreedyHandsomeStrongruggedOutgoinghumoroushorsemanskill荷兰农夫的女儿卡特琳娜是睡谷中的女性代表，她的形象也不具有积极含义。她爱卖弄风情表面上和伊卡包德·克莱恩谈恋爱，却将伊卡包德·克莱恩玩弄于股掌间，只是为了把他的情敌降伏得牢牢的，正如叙述者所言，“这是一种诡计”。她并不是不解世事的单纯少女，而是在爱情上精于算计的女人。SchemingwomenThechangingAmericansocietyOldtraditionsThemeTheconflictbetweensocialandidealsocietyAfterAmericanRevolution,thecolonieswereuniformedandtheeconomyhadbeendevelopingrapidly.Peoplebegantoindulgeinthepursuitofmaterialandmoneyinterest.SocialsocietyAuthordescribesSleepyHollowasautopian(乌托邦的)placeinaromanticway.SleepyHollowistheidealsocietythatAuthordreamsof.IdealsocietyIchabodurbanrepresentBromrepresentruralconflictThesocialcontradictionsofAmericaatthattimehavebeendeeplyrevealedthroughthedescriptionofenvironmentandthemaincharacters.WashingtonIrvingdistinctlydemonstrateshisyearningtowardpeacefulsocietyaswellascriticismuponthesocialsociety.Americanhumor(美国式的幽默)1.humorous2.exaggeratedEdgarAllanPoeMarkTwainTheabsurdstory•AnimportantformofliteratureduringtheColonial•LaythefoundationforthedevelopmentAmericanliteratureLocalimpact•In1997thevillageofNorthTarrytown,NewYork,wheremanyeventsofthestorytookplace,changeditsnametoSleepyHollow.ThehighschoolteamsarenamedtheHorsemen.•In2006,alargestatuedepictingtheHeadlessHorsemanchasingIchabodCranewasplacedalongRoute9inSleepyHollow/Tarrytown,NewYork.