Annotated Bibliography

Annotated List of Works Cited

Collins , David R . Washington Irving : Storyteller for a New Nation Greensboro : Morgan Reynolds , 2000

This biography of Washington Irving gives a wealth of information about his relationship with his father , who held in contempt writing as a profession . Irving recalls that his father considered him lazy and a scatterbrain . These appear to be attributes that have also been given to Van Winkle . Therefore , insight into the relationships within the Irving family might shed some light on what goes on between Dame and Rip Van Winkle p

Elgin , Suzette Haden . Genderspeak : Men , Women , and the Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense . New York : Wiley , 1993

This book relates the idea of verbal abuse specifically to the relationship between men and women . Its discussion of verbal attack patterns and especially presupposed attacks should offer a view into the true relationship shared by the Van Winkles , as it is possible that much of the abuse described by Rip is imaginary

Elgin , Suzette Haden . You Can 't Say That to Me : Stopping the Pain of Verbal Abuse - An 8-step program . New York : Wiley , 1995

This book identifies and describes the role of those who are the victims of verbal abuse . It explores the reasons why people put up with this kind of abuse gives scenarios in which such abuse might occur . It also offers and inventory that helps to identify when abuse has taken place and they type of person that is likely to be abused . This information can be applied to the situation of Rip Van Winkle in to gauge the similarity of his personality to those who Elgin proposes to be likely victims of abuse

Gray , John . Men , Women , and Relationships : Making Peace with the Opposite Sex . New York : HarperCollins , 2002

This text deals with awareness between the sexes and identifies reasons why rifts and frustrations might exist between couples in relationships . The author also talks of male stress reaction ' which might have something to do with Van Winkle 's decision to sleep for 20 years . The complaints given by both Dame and Rip Van Winkle should be able to be placed within some kind of framework based on the ideas presented in this text

Rackham , Arthur . Washington Irving 's Rip Van Winkle . Mineola : Dover 2005

This book offers a critical look at the story Rip Van Winkle Because the criticism involved is specific to the story being dealt with , it will serve as a benchmark to ascertain whether the theories I apply to the text generate plausible results . It will also offer some alternative ideas concerning the character of Dame Van Winkle

Warner , Charles Dudley . Washington Irving . 1893 . Whitefish : Kessinger 2004

This reprint of an old text (written approximately 20 years after Irving 's death ) presents a context in which the events of the story can be viewed . Van Winkle 's wife allegedly describes him as lazy ' A look at the industrial period of America in a time when it was just beginning to make its...