revolution brought in‚ new views and perceptions were added to the country’s population. Many of these people‚ along with Americans themselves‚ would become famous writers and rack in some of the most influential pieces of their time. This includes Washington Irving‚ an American author who was responsible for
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Washington Irving‚ and Herman Melville. Washington Irving was born in New York City as the youngest of 11 children. His father was a wealthy merchant‚ and his mother‚ an English woman‚ was the granddaughter of a clergyman. According to a story‚ George Washington met Irving‚ named after him‚ and gave his blessing. In the years to come Irving would write one of his greatest works‚ THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON (1855-59). Early in his life Irving developed a passion for books. He read Robinson Crusoe
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Washington Irving became the first American Author to be successful both in the American and the European markets and had been considered the father of American literature. The writing style of Irving was primarily based on fantasies and folklore about the American Identity. Washington Irving works cuts across and also revolves around the intellectual traditions of the American society (Barron‚ 2000). Through his works Irving practically deployed an investigation of the American identity and the
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Karson Mingo Mrs. Coggins English 3 Period 4 27 April 2017 The Legend of Washington Irving Known today as the first American writer‚ Washington Irving set the standard for writers to come. Born April 3‚ 1783 in New York City‚ he was the youngest of eleven. He was strongly influenced by the Dutch culture of New York. He gained an international reputation as one of the most influential writers of his time an today as well. Even though most of his stories are post Revolutionary War‚ his character
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He was a friend of Washington Irving‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ who were well-known figures of Romantic era. In his works he wrote about different topics from the plight of Native American to the current political events‚ adding his own sympathetic and romanticised
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fiction and American identity: a comparison of Irving and Cooper - In this assignment I am going to focus on the origin of American fiction and specifically‚ I am going to talk about two famous authors who are characteristic of this type of literature. The purpose of this essay is comparing these two writers through their works: Rip Van Winkle and The last of the Mohicans. These writers are Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper. Washington Irving was born on 1783 (Manhattan) and he is consider
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The Last of the Mohicans The Last of the Mohicans is an American classic‚ was written by James Fenimore Cooper and published in 1826. The Last of the Mohicans was written in the third person omniscient point of view‚ is a narrative and is in the Historical fiction genre. Cooper’s novel follows the story of the two daughters of a British general (Cora and Alice)‚ the generals trusty major (Heyward)‚ a tag along singer (Gamut)‚ Their Huron guide turned renegade (Magua)‚ and the last two noble Indians
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The Last of the Mohicans The book Last of the Mohicans is based on a novel by James Fenimore Cooper‚ and revolves around a clan of Native Americans called the Mohicans. The main characters are Hawkeye‚ his adopted father Chingachgook‚ and his adopted brother Uncas. Chingachgook‚ and his son Uncas‚ are the last of the Mohican tribe or blood line. The movie is also based on these three characters. The era that both stories take place in is the 18th century during the seven years war between
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Irving integrates these three characteristics very well. One‚ it is set in the past in a remote time. Two‚ the story has remarkable and exaggerated characters. Lastly‚ this tale includes mysterious events and their consequences. “Rip Van Winkle” is a myth. A myth is a traditional story‚ one concerning the early history of a culture. A national mythology is a body of stories that reflect and celebrate a nation’s idea. The story “Rip Van Winkle” is set in a remote place during the reign of George
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James Fenimore Cooper‚ born on September 15‚ 1789 in Burlington‚ New Jersey was the twelfth of thirteen children. When he was one‚ Cooper and his parents moved to Cooperstown on Otsego Lake in New York‚ which his father‚ William Cooper‚ helped establish. His childhood in the small town later gave him inspiration for his book‚ Pioneers written in 1923. From childhood‚ Fenimore received tutoring and attended a boarding school in Albany‚ after which he then attended two years at Yale until his expulsion
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