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8 de mai. de 2024 · Author: Washington Irving, 1783-1859 Below are the Gothic titles by this author. See the supplementary material for more information about Washington Irving's life a nd work, including biography and context, literary criticism, and searchable online texts.
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22 de abr. de 2024 · Freedom from Social Constraints: “Rip Van Winkle” explores the theme of freedom from societal expectations, as Rip rejects the norms of labor and responsibility imposed by his community. His retreat into the mountains symbolizes a desire to escape the pressures of society and live according to his own desires.
Há 6 dias · “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.”
Há 1 dia · Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; Yiddish: ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook .
5 de mai. de 2024 · It is said among the first things Irving ever wrote was on George Washington, whose biography he hoped one day to write. Washington Irving’s career as a writer started in journals and newspapers. He published Salmagundi (1807-08), and from 1812 -1814 was an editor of Analetic Magazine in Philadelphia and New York.
Há 2 dias · Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of ...
Há 6 dias · On this sacred day the gigantic monster is charmed into repose. The intolerable din and struggle of the week are at an end. The shops are shut. The fires of forges and manufactories are extinguished, and the sun, no longer obscured by murky clouds of smoke, pours down a sober yellow radiance into the quiet streets.
