apparition of a figure on horseback without a head” (Irving 1), is the quote that starts off the story of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” In 1820, Washington Irving wrote the short story that is still a popular story today. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” follows Ichabod Crane, a schoolteacher, and his troubles of trying to get the young Katrina Van Tassel to fall in love with him. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” demonstrates the tenets of Romanticism by showing that common man is the hero, individuality
American Romanticism American Romanticism is often associated with a journey one must take to find independence, moral clarity, healthy living and a voyage of imagination. Authors of poems and short stories from this time period try to meet different characteristics of American romanticism, examples of their literature include, “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving, “Old Ironsides” and “chambered Nautilus” by Oliver Wendell Holmes, “Tide Rises, Tide Falls” and “Cross of Snow” by Henry Wadsworth
” In this quote, Wordsworth demonstrates a love for nature, a key spect to the literary movement known as Romanticism. Romanticism is a term to describe a style of literature that focuses on a love of nature, the independence of man, and the quest of the individual to define himself. In addition, the Transcendentalist movement focuses on nature, but with an added religious aspect. Romanticism supports religion, but believes it to be an external force. On the other hand, Transcendentalism supports
of love and romance which is not the case with the 19th century artistic, literary, and intellectual movement of Romanticism. Many of the stories written during that era were full of common Romantic elements such as Strong emotions, a youthful innocent main character, symbolism, and abrupt endings. “The Adventure of the German Student” and “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving and “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne are some of the Romantic short stories written during that
authors and artists used many themes such as but not limited to: escapism, nature, the importance of the common man or individual, and so on. Washington Irving demonstrates themes and characteristics similar to what I have already touched on in his tale “Rip Van Winkle.” Washington Irving’s character Rip Van Winkle is a prime example of the individual because he does whatever he wants. The only thing wrong with Irving’s character Rip Van Winkle is that he doesn’t want to do anything. This could be a prime