Washington Irving's “________” is a fantasy tale about a man who somehow steps outside the mainstream of life—he goes to sleep before the War of Independence and wakes up after it, which reveals the narrator's conservative attitude toward changes.
Rip Van Winkle
欧文的《瑞普·凡·温克尔》的背景是荷兰殖民地时期的美国乡村。瑞普为人热心,靠耕种一小 块贫瘠的土地养家糊口。有一天,他为了躲避唠叨凶悍的妻子,独自到附近的赫德森河畔兹吉尔山上去打 猎。他遇到当年发现这条河的赫德森船长及其伙伴,在喝了他们的仙酒后,就睡了一觉。醒后下山回家, 才发现时间已过了整整二十年,人世沧桑,一切都十分陌生。