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Washington IrvingWashington 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
Washington Irving American author, short story writer,essayistpoettravel book writerbiographer, and columnist. Irving Washington IrvingWashington Irving was born in New York City as the youngest Early in his life Irving developed a passion for books. He read Beginning of a career writerIrving's career as a writer started in journals Career Shifts to Europe in 1815sailed for England to take charge of Literary Career Continues1819 - 1820 published The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent Irving’s Literary Pseudonyms Dietrich Knickerbocker  Jonathan Oldstyle  Geoffrey Crayon Returns to America in 1832returned from Europe to New York established his Selected worksLETTERS OF JONATHAN OLDSTYLE, 1802 SALMAGUNDI, 1807 (with William I. and A TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES, 1835 ABBOTSFORD AND NEWSTEAD ABBEY, 1835 THE Thanks for your attention!
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Слайд 2 Washington Irving
Washington Irving was born in New York

Washington IrvingWashington Irving was born in New York City as the

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).

Слайд 3 Early in his life Irving developed a passion

Early in his life Irving developed a passion for books. He

for books. He read Robinson Crusoe, Sinbad the Sailor,

and The World Displyed (stories about voyages and travels). He studied law privately in the offices of Henry Masterton (1798)

After return to the United States, Irving was admitted to New York bar in 1806. He was a partner with his brothers in the family hardware business, New York and Liverpool, England, and representative of the business in England until it collapsed in 1818. During the war of 1812 Irving was a military aide to New York Governor Tompkins in the U.S. Army.

Слайд 4 Beginning of a career writer
Irving's career as a

Beginning of a career writerIrving's career as a writer started in

writer started in journals and newspapers.
He contributed to

Morning Chronicle (1802-03), which was edited by his brother Peter, and published Salmagundi (1807-08), writing in collaboration with his brother William and James Kirke Paulding.
From 1812 to 1814 he was an editor of Analetic magazine in Philadelphia and New York.

Слайд 5 Career Shifts to Europe in 1815
sailed for England

Career Shifts to Europe in 1815sailed for England to take charge

to take charge of family business in Liverpool
when it

bankrupted, he concentrated on literary career
traveled throughout England, France, Spain, Germany, and Switzerland
wrote history of Christopher Columbus






Слайд 6 Literary Career Continues
1819 - 1820 published The Sketch-Book

Literary Career Continues1819 - 1820 published The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon,

of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent
it included “Rip Van Winkle”

and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Слайд 7 Irving’s Literary Pseudonyms

Dietrich Knickerbocker
Jonathan Oldstyle
Geoffrey Crayon

Irving’s Literary Pseudonyms Dietrich Knickerbocker Jonathan Oldstyle Geoffrey Crayon




Слайд 8 Returns to America in 1832
returned from Europe to

Returns to America in 1832returned from Europe to New York established

New York

established his home Sunnyside in Tarrytown

never

married or had children

for next 25 years he shared Sunnyside with his brother Ebenezer and Ebenezer's 5 daughters



Слайд 9 Selected works
LETTERS OF JONATHAN OLDSTYLE, 1802
SALMAGUNDI, 1807

Selected worksLETTERS OF JONATHAN OLDSTYLE, 1802 SALMAGUNDI, 1807 (with William I.

(with William I. and J.K. Paulding)
A HISTORY OF

NEW YORK, BY DIETRICH KNICKERBOCKER, 1809
THE SKETCH BOOK, 1819-20 (as Geoffrey Crayon) - contains 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' - film adaptations: The Adventures of Ichabold and Mr Toad (1949) ; Sleepy Hollow, dir. by Tim Burton (1999), starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson, Christopher Walken, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Martin Landau
BRACEBRIDGE HALL, 1822
LETTERS OF JONATHAN OLDSTYLE, GENT., 1824
TALES OF A TRAVELLER, 1824
A HISTORY AND VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, 1828
THE CHRONICLE OF THE CONQUEST OF GRANADA, 1829
THE COMPANIONS OF COLUMBUS, 1831

THE ALHAMBRA, 1832 - Alhambra

Слайд 10 A TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES, 1835
ABBOTSFORD AND

A TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES, 1835 ABBOTSFORD AND NEWSTEAD ABBEY, 1835

NEWSTEAD ABBEY, 1835
THE CRAYON MISCELLANY, 1835 (3 vols.)


ASTORIA, 1836
ESSAYS AND SKETCHES, 1837
THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN BONNEVILLE, 1837
THE LIFE OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH, 1840
WORKS, 1848-51 (15 vols.)
MAHOMET AND HIS SUCCESSORS, 1849
THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, 1855-59
WOLFERT'S ROOST, 1855
SPANISH PAPERS AND OTHER MISCELLANIES, 1866
ABU HASSAN, 1924
THE WILD HUNTSMAN, 1924
COMPLETE WORKS, 1969-89 (30 vols.)

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