Rip Van Winkle’s Republic: Washington Irving in History and Memory - Couverture souple

 
9780807184936: Rip Van Winkle’s Republic: Washington Irving in History and Memory
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ISBN 10 : 0807184934 ISBN 13 : 9780807184936
Editeur : Louisiana State University Press, 2025

Synopsis

Two centuries ago, native New Yorker Washington Irving exploded onto the literary scene of Europe with the publication of his breakout collection of stories, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Published in England and America in 1819­–1820, and universally praised for its inventive characters and soul-searching qualities, including the immortal tales "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," the volume enjoyed remarkable transatlantic success, allowing Irving to become the first of his nation to support himself as a professional author.

In this distinctive collection, historians and literary scholars come together to reassess Irving's imaginative world and complex cultural legacy. Alternately a satirist and a nostalgia merchant, Irving was ever absorbed in reconstituting a lost past, which the volume dubs "Rip Van Winkle's Republic." The assembled scholars explore issues of Anglo-American culture, the power of imagery, race, and the treatment of time and history in Irving's vast body of literature, as well as his status as a bibliophile, an antiquarian, and a prominent figure in an age of literary celebrity.

Edited by acclaimed historians Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg, Rip Van Winkle's Republic marks a rediscovery of this marvelous author of social satire and fabled tales of the past.

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À propos des auteurs

Andrew Burstein is the Charles P. Manship Professor of History at Louisiana State University and the author of The Original Knickerbocker: The Life of Washington Irving, along with many other books on early US history.

Nancy Isenberg is the T. Harry Williams Professor of History at Louisiana State University and the author of the New York Times bestseller White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America. Her other books include Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr.

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Éditeur
Louisiana State University Press
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0807184934
ISBN 13 
9780807184936
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
238
Éditeur
Burstein Andrew, Isenberg Nancy
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780807177594: Rip Van Winkle’s Republic: Washington Irving in History and Memory

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ISBN 10 :  0807177598 ISBN 13 :  9780807177594
Editeur : Louisiana State University Press, 2022
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