American Literature Module 3.2
Works by Washington Irving and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Study Guide: American Literature(Excellence in Literature, English 3)
Focus texts
Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
“The Courtship of Miles Standish”
Honors Texts:
Irving stories assigned in American Literature AND
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems and Other Writings (Library of America)
- “Evangeline” (parts one and two)
- “The Song of Hiawatha”
- Longfellow Poetry
Optional Reading
Context Resource Links
These links represent only the online resources referenced in this module. Instructions, background information, offline resources, and assignments are all found in the Excellence in Literature study guide listed above.
Readings
- Perspectives in American Literature — Irving
- https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/the-romantic-period-1820-1860/
- Timeline of Irving’s life
- “A Fable for Critics”
The Author’s Life
Washington Irving
- Washington Irving bio from Home Life of Great Authors (replaces http://kirjasto.sci.fi/wirving.htm)
- https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/washington-irving-biography-2/
- “Irving” by Major George Haven Putnam, Litt.D.“
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Irving’s home, Sunnyside.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-bio-1911-eb/
- Maine Historical Society on Longfellow
Poetry
- “In The Churchyard at Tarrytown”
- William Cullen Bryant’s poetry:
- Biographical essay on Bryant (shorter)
- Bryant’s (longer) biography from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
- The Raven – Poe – Walken
- Interactive, annotated “Raven”
- “Annabel Lee”
Audio
- Podcast on the Historic Hudson Valley and Washington Irving: Scroll to the bottom of Irving’s biography page or view it at Ben Franklin’s World.
- Irving’s works, including “Sleepy Hollow” in audio
Video
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National Geographic News video on Sleepy Hollow
Longfellow house tour
Visual Arts
- Hudson River School
- Hudson River School at the Met
- “The Chieftain and the Child” by Robert Butler (replaces Historic Hudson Valley Educator Sketchbook link)
Music
- Early American and British folk music
- Folk tunes
- Disney soundtrack (scroll down)
Places to Go
- Washington Irving’s Sunnyside in Tarrytown, New York
- Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
- Longfellow National Historic Site in Cambridge, MA
Category link for browsing: https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/category/e3-resources
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