Shaping American Identity  

作　　者：陆育红[1] LU Yu-hong(School of Foreign Languages,Liaoning Normal University,Dalian 116029,China)

机构地区：[1]辽宁师范大学外国语学院

出　　处：《海外英语》2018年第20期180-182,共3页Overseas English

摘　　要：After the War of Independence, America stood out as a new country, while its literature was greatly influenced by those ofEuropean. In many people's eyes, Americans had no literature. Washington Irving, together with James Fennimore Cooper, firstbroke the dependence on English literature, and created plenty of works in the native style. In this article,"Rip Van Winkle"is an-alyzed to show how Irving revealed the American culture and style, which is mainly presented in the respect of American dream.After the War of Independence, America stood out as a new country, while its literature was greatly influenced by those ofEuropean. In many people＇s eyes, Americans had no literature. Washington Irving, together with James Fennimore Cooper, firstbroke the dependence on English literature, and created plenty of works in the native style. In this article,＂Rip Van Winkle＂is an-alyzed to show how Irving revealed the American culture and style, which is mainly presented in the respect of American dream.

关 键 词：European literature American native literature American dream FREEDOM EQUALITY 

分 类 号：H315.9[语言文字—英语]