General Info
Romanticism was a reaction against what?
What is Rationalism?
ROMANTICS saw the city as what?
What is A place of corruption, poverty, and death?
What is Rip's HUGE flaw?
What is He's lazy as hell?
Whos is Rip's sole domestic companion?
What is His dog wolf?
What is Rip's favorite sport?
What is Squirrel Shooting?
RATIONALISTS saw the city as what?
What is A place full of opportunity, money, jobs, etc. or "a place to find success or self-realization"?
Romantic writers used comforting settings in....?
What is nature?
The setting of Rip Van Winkle? (place and time period)
What is Kaatskill Mountains; Revolutionary Period?
The game that rip sees the mysterious men playing?
What is "Nine pins" or bowling?
What event did Rip sleep through?
What is the American Revolution?
A major theme of Romanticism was that the romantic journey was a declaration of....
What is personal independence?
What are two values of American Romanticism?
What is:
values feelings over logic
views world idealistically instead of realistically
values power of imagination
seeks the beauty of nature
values youthful innocence
values individual freedom
values lessons from the past
values myth, legend, folk culture
Author of Rip Van Winkle
Who is Washington Irving?
Rip's wife, and ultimately his greatest enemy..
Who is Dame Van Winkle?
Who does Rip Van Winkle go to live with at the end of the story?
Who is his daughter?
Where did Romanticism take place? We need a place and a century.
What is Germany; 19th Century?
What are TWO characteristics of the American Romantic Hero?
What is:
Young
innocent
intuitive
he was one with nature
loner (or uneasy around women)
handsome, brave, honorable
The fake name that Washington used to write his stories...
What is Diedrich Knickerbocker?
How long Rip fell asleep for?
What is 20 years?
Cause of death for Dame Van Winkle?
What is an aneurysm (or yelling at someone too much)?
Where did romantic writers get inspiration from?
What is the past?
First TRUE American Novelist
Who is Washington Irving?
The man that confirms Rip's story to be true
Who is Peter Vanderdonk?
The name of the man that haunted Rip in the mountains?
Who is Henry Hudson?
The Kaatskill mountains are part of which mountain range?
What are the Appalachian Mountains?