Sanctuaries in Washington Irving's «The Sketch Book»

The present volume comprises a collection of wonderful and insightful essays exploring the theme of sanctuaries in Washington Irvings The Sketch Book. These are sanctuaries of natural beauty, peacefulness, architectural splendor, and mythical vitality. In addition, the book presents a short history of sanctuaries in nineteenth-century American and European literature.

Contents: Sanctuaries in Nineteenth Century American and European Literature – Rip Van Winkle – The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Sanctuaries in «The Mutability of Literature» and Other Essays.