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    Rip Van Winkle is a short story written from the Dutch history. This tale was found among the papers of the late Deidrich Knickerbocker‚ an old gentleman of New York‚ who was very curious in the Dutch history of the province. The history is about a man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains to a much-changed world. The story describes the experience of Van Winkle had upon waking up after his twenty years nap. “He had now entered the skirts of the village. A troop of strange children

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    Irving’s "Rip Van Winkle" shows distinct characteristics of romanticism throughout. Irving’s unusual and original subject and the descriptions of nature‚ displays these romantic qualities of originality‚ connection with nature and an emotional sincerity. Rip van winkle is about a man who goes deep into the woods one day to go hunting. Rip some one calling his name and is led to strange men. "What seemed particularly odd to Rip was‚ that though these folks were evidently amusing themselves‚ yet

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    emotion and nuance of people in society. One of his popular short stories is named at Rip Van Winkle. It focus on the people in society at that time‚ he was successfully in describe the character in the story. This story first appeared in The Sketch Book in 1819 but soon it became the legendary. It talked about the man named Rip Van Winkle. He’s represent for the people live in two different times: past and future. Rip Van Winkle story has a lot of miraculous details like: the spirit‚ magical alcohol

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    RIP VAN WINKLE BY WASHINGTON IRVING 7^WYS`f7Taa]e f7 COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Short Story: “Rip Van Winkle” Author: Washington Irving‚ 1783–1859 First published: 1819 Illustrations first published: 1863 The original story and illustrations are in the public domain in the United States and in most‚ if not all‚ other countries as well. Readers outside the United States should check their own countries’ copyright laws to be certain they can legally download this ebook. The Online Books Page

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    American legend Rip Van Winkle lives in a time when cities have the name villages and King George III still reigns‚ the eighteenth century. From the storyRip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving‚ the main character‚ Rip Winkle embodies an often quiet and lazy yet kindhearted man. Most of the town loves this man‚ largely because of his willingness to help others out‚ but his wife‚ Dame Van Winkle did not think mutually because of his lack of help to her. Dame Winkle perpetually nags Rip to help around

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    employs the given criteria. In the analyzation of short stories‚ the reader uses a brief imaginative narrative unfolding a single incident and a chief character by means of plot‚ the details so compressed and the whole treatment so organized‚ a single impression results. To expose that impression‚ the reader explores the workings of seven basic criteria. One particular criterion character effectively supports the central idea in "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving. The character’s type develops with

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    Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving tells the story of family man‚ Rip‚ who wakes up to a changed world after being in a magically induced coma for twenty years. This short story is part of the Early Romantic period‚ and displays characteristics of the movement such as nature‚ the supernatural‚ and freedom. The storyRip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving is an example of literature written in the Early Romantic Movement. The Romanticism movement started from 1800 and lasted until about 1870. Authors

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    guidelines to classify certain stories as American Literature. So‚ what makes a story American Literature? “Rip Van Winkle‚” by Washington Irving‚ is a profound short story and an example of American Literature. “Rip Van Winkle” is about a man who falls asleep for several years. He finally wakes up and he sees that the places around him have changed tremendously. When he returns to the village no one remembers him‚ except an old villager‚ who verifies his story. Washington Irving was born in

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    Rip Van Winkle Michael W. Munson Indiana Wesleyan University LIT 242 Monday‚ February 3‚ 2014 I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the syllabus and the sections in the IWU Catalog relating to the IWU Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper‚ I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that cheating and/or plagiarism did take place in the writing of this

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    The tale of Rip Van Winkle has been enjoyed by children of all ages throughout the years‚ however time reveals the truth behind the story. Rip Van Winkle is a story written by Washington Irving under the alias of Diedrich Knickerbocker in 1819. It has kept its popularity through the years because of the morals it teaches to children. The story is a statement about the danger passiveness in society. As children this is incomprehensible‚ yet as adults this becomes tremendously important. Passiveness

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