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Sleep Hallow. Rather than attempt to dissect the works of a more obscure
writer I?ve decided to go with America?s first well ...
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Submitted by madmase8 on December 6, 2006
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Rather than attempt to dissect the works of a more obscure writer I’ve decided to go with America’s first well known and widely respected author, Washington Irving. Washington’s story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is well known among my peers, but I can accurately assume far less have bothered to read it. I am sure most are familiar with the many movies and cartoon knockoffs the Headless Horseman has spawned. They shall not fret however, as I will explore this literary classic for thy dear lackadaisical MTV generation.
Upon first beginning the story, in parenthesis it states that the story was found among the papers of a Dietrich Knickerbocker. Also, in the beginning of Irving’s other story Rip Van Winkle it says the same. I can only wonder what Washington meant when he went out of his way use a pen name his stories, probably known to be his anyway. Was this to add to the mystical sense of the story? Was it a sort of “Blair Witch Project” kind of B.S. to add life and mock authenticity to the tale? Or is he merely poking a jab at the elitist and old-fashioned residents Dutch in New York? I do know the phrase Knickerbocker must have gained some notoriety as it’s a popular nick-name for a New Yorker and spawned an awful basketball team in desperate need of a new general manager.
Irving’s story, with his long rambling paragraphs, isn’t necessarily easy to read, but is certainly is much more comprehensible that some of the other things we’ve read in this era. He may be long winded, but writes for the most part, clearly and wittingly lets us know the key parts to our story, it setting, its inhabitants, and our pro and antagonist. I like his writing and can see how this story has held up so well over the years, certainly a man before his time.
The Legend of Sleepy Hallow is laden with classical and Shakespearean literary allusion. I once received a very smart and savvy handout from an esteemed professor. The handout that told me this was quite...
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