In “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” Washington Irving uses the character Ichabod Crane to satirize the superficial and materialistic values ​​of early Americans. Washington Irving's famous introduction to this story, first published in The Sketch Book, evokes the dreamlike, almost mystical universe. quality of the Hudson, This essay explores Irving's use of environmental ambiguity in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" to create a link between the natural and the supernatural as, First published, the story is variously considered like a gothic tale and a modern tale. popular history of the early history of the United States of America. You can read: The following entry presents a review of Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" 1819. Considered the first professional man of letters in the United States, ~ Tales of Washington Irving 1987 is a cassette release video of animated films made. Distributed by MGM UA Home Video, the forty-eight minute cassette contains The Headless Horseman in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a gothic tale written by Washington Irving. It was published as part of a collection of Irving's short stories and essays. The story was written while Irving was living in Birmingham, England. While he was away from home, he found inspiration for the tale and wrote it. One of the key gothic elements of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is the setting. Sleepy Hollow itself is depicted as a dark and foreboding place, with its misty and mysterious landscapes shrouded in an aura of haunting and supernatural presence. Irving's vivid descriptions of dark, desolate landscapes, such as "dark shades." Abandoning the Puritan Past in Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow One of the first literary movements in America was that of the Puritans. Their writings were intended to instruct in the glories of God and to inspire the reader to reflect on their place in God's universe. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, short story by Washington Irving, first published in The Sketch Book -20. Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle" have been considered the first American short stories. The protagonist of the story, Ichabod Crane, is a Yankee school teacher who lives in Sleepy Hollow, a Dutchman.