Hedges, William L. <br/><br/>
Washington Irving  An American Study, 1802-1832 / 
by William L. Hedges. 
 - 1 online resource (1 online resource xiv, 274 pages.) 
 - The Goucher College series .
 - Goucher College series. Book collections on Project MUSE. .
<br/><br/> Open access edition supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities / Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.  The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"Mr. Hedges sees Irving's work, including his nonsensical humor, as a response to the intellectual and cultural tensions of his period. From this point of view he attempts to explain the apparent contradictions in Irving's writing. There is a close analysis of Irving's major works, including 'Knickerbocker's history, ' 'The sketch book, ' 'Tales of a traveller, ' and 'Columbus.' Mr. Hedges is particularly concerned with the way in which Irving adapted conventional literary techniques and attitudes to the new conditions of American life"--From publisher description. 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421435862 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Irving, Washington.<br/>Irving, Washington, (1783-1859) <br/>Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. <br/>Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1800-1899 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Authors, American.<br/>Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Biographies.<br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS2081  / .H35 1965 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>818.2