Why_Sleepy_Hollow_And_Rip_Van_Winkle_Have_Lasted_So_Long

Why Sleepy Hollow And Rip Van Winkle Have Lasted So Long Joe Smith Why Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle Have Lasted So Long First it’s important to note that the two writings I’m analyzing here are based on legends regarding early Dutch settlements in America. It’s amazing how long these two tales have survived, considering that many other tales of the time have not. Is it perhaps because they stand out amongst all the other legends' Actually, I don’t find these two legends any different from all the other legends I’ve read before. So then, what is it that sets these two legends apart' The answer to this question can be found in the style that they were told in. Anyone who has read these two texts will attest to the fact that they were both told in a style that changed all styles. To someone at the time of first publication, it was quite possible to mistake it and its finely detailed settings as near fact! This is because in both Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, numerous layers of storytelling are presented, giving the subtle feeling that what the reader is experiencing is more a truth than a legend, not mere fiction. These layers allow Irving’s ideas, often disguised two, winkle, van, rip, legends, sleepy, hollow, legend, knickerbocker, irving, diedrich, told, tales, long, layers, i’m, even, writing, time, sure, style, storytelling, story, stories, reader, read, quite, possibly, often, note, much, mere, makes, layer, late, lasted