睡谷的传说.ppt

睡谷的传说The Legend Of The Sleepy Hollow Writer: Washington Irving 1783—1859(华盛顿欧文） one?of?the?earliest?romantic?writers?in?American? he?is the first? humorist in American?literature? known?for?his?sketches,?short?stories?and?biographies ,he?has?probably?made?short?stories??genre(题材）?in?American?literature. ?the first to?write?history?and?biography?as?entertainment ?the?first?U.S.?author?to?achieve?international?renown.（国际声誉） The?Father?of?American?Literature Sunnyside The big trees around the house The backyard He?is?best?known?for?his?short?stories?“The?Legend?of?Sleepy?Hollow”?and?“Rip?Van?Winkle”,?both?of?which?appear?in?his?book?The?Sketch?Book?of?Geoffrey?Crayon,?Gent. The hit book made Irving the first American author to gain real fame in America. The Legend Of The Sleepy Hollow睡谷的传说 Background The Legend of Sleepy Hollow set in the Dutch culture of Post-Revolutionary War in New York State.It was based on a German folk tale ,which original recorded by Kael Musaus. Characters： Katrina love married Ichabod Crane rival in love Brom Bones Places: Tarry Town (塔里镇） Connecticut（康涅狄格州） Plot： There were many stories in the quiet valley --sleepy Hollow .But the story that people believed most was about a man who was headless ,rode a horse at night .He rode a horse through the valley ,looking for his lost head . Near Sleepy Hollow was a village called Tarry Town. The village had a small school and Ichabod Crane was the only teacher in it . Among the students Ichabod taught was Katrina Van Tassel.She was the only daughter of a rich Dutch farmer. Ichabod soon found himself interested in Katrina.But there was also another strong young man named Brom Bones loved Katrina. So Ichabod made his plan silently and secretly-visited Katrina’s farm and made her think he was helping her to learn better. One day Ichabod was invited to a big party