1. Subject name: American fiction Professor name: Kim yeonman Presentation team members Choi sangmi(20107203) Park minseon(20102534) Ha heehwa(20102555)

2. 1. Who is Washington Irving? 2. Background & Summary 3. Opinion 4. Vocabulary & idiom 5. Reference Contents

3. 1. Who is Washington Irving? Washington Irving (1783-1859) Nationality : USA Born& Died : New York City, U.S. Sunnyside in Tarrytown ( age of 76 ) Occupation : Author, Diplomat Pseudonyms: Dietrich Knickerbocker, Jonathan Oldstyle, Geoffrey Crayon Major Work -A History of New York(1809) -The Sketch Book of Geoffery Crayon(1819-20), -Tales of a Traveler(1824)

4. 2. Background & Summary American Revolution July 4,1776 His work : Rip Van Winkle

5. 3. Opinions Some literatures assert that a part of Rip lived happily without his nagging wife is independent America from England. Because when colonial era, England interfere america too much. I thought that it is just like a fairy tale or legend but it involved much important things. And I thought again of culture’s difference. For example, bowling is unfailer in Korean legend. It was very interesting which part that goast was bowling and it sounds like thunder. I heard korean old people say “It will arrest a guilty.” when thunder.

6. 4-1. Vocabulary & Idiom Swell up - if part of the body swells up, it becomes much larger and rounder than usual as a result of illness An obedient henpecked husband - a man who servile submission to wife A termagant wife - a woman who insist on something Impunity - not punished for doing something bad = 부풀어오르다 = 순종적인 공처가 = 자기 고집대로 하려는 여자 = 처벌받지 않음

7. Murmur - If you murmur something, you say it very quietly A grizzled beard - It is that grows on his chin and cheeks with grey or partly grey There was a drop of comfort, at least, in this intelligence. - We know that Rip fears for his wife yet. The Kaatskill mountains had always been hunted by strange beings. - Is it true? hhhh = 속삭이다 = 희끗희끗한 수염 ( 턱과 뺨에서 자라는 회색 또는 부분적인 회색 ) = 이 말을 들으니 위안이 되었다 ( 부인죽음을 안뒤 ) = ( 캐츠킬산에는 항상낯선자들이 나타난다 )

8. 5. Reference  http://blog.naver.com/hyuri98?Redirect=Lo g&logNo=100150703981  http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=8 83025&mobile&categoryId=962

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10. Main Characters Minor Characters Rip van winkle Rip’s wife Wolf (Dog) Vedder (an innkeeper ) Van vummel (principal) Young Rip, Judith Gardinier, Old Rip’s daughter, The crowd driven by the old gentleman with self-conceited Peter Vanderdonk, Hendrkck Hudson