Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Author:
Washington Irving
Illustrator:
David Levine
Publication:
1963 by The Macmillan Company
Genre:
Anthology, Classic Literature, Classical Horror, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Folk Tales, Historic Tales and Legends, Short Story
Series:
Macmillan Classics with Clifton Fadiman 
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Series Number: 3
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These tales should be read as Irving wrote the, in a relaxed, almost dreamy mood. They come out of the mists of far away and long ago, out of an era in our history when time seemed to stand still, when America drowsed peacefully, unaware of its great and stirring future," writes Clifton Fadiman in his afterward.
When these tales were first published in 1819 they established Washington Irving as the first great American writer of fiction. The story of lazy, loveable Rip who drank with some very odd and mysterious little ninepin players and woke up, bearded and bewildered, twenty years later is still a favorite of children today. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is another tale that has withstood the test of time—for who could forget the comic, gawky schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and his do-or-die race with the Headless Horseman!
David Levine's illustrations are wonderfully attuned to the humor and style of Ichabod and Rip. He has given this edition the special touch that will make it one for all time.
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Podcast
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
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Rip Van Winkle
Released in 2018 by Close Reads Podcast
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Length: 1 hr. 15 min.
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Join David Kern, Heidi White, and very special guest Jonathan Rogers (author of The Wilderking Trilogy and The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O'Connor, among other books), for a deep-dive into Washington Irving's famous short story, "Rip Van Winkle." Topics include the place of this story in the American literary tradition, Irving's craftsmanship, the conceit/framing device Irving employs, and a whole lot more.
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