Washington Irving and His“Rip Van Winkle”

Washington Irving,the first American writer to win an international reputation,isregarded as the pioneer of American literture.His first important success was“Historyof New York”,which appeared in1809,and in this book aod the later publishedfamous work “The Sketcc Book”,he drew upon the enchanting wilderness of his nativeNew York for his artistic material.He also made wide use of legends and folk