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"Rip Van Winkle" (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪp fɑŋ ˈʋɪŋkəl]) is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their strong liquor and falls deeply asleep in the Catskill Mountains.
Fred Leslie as Rip Van Winkle, 1882. Rip Van Winkle is an operetta in three acts by Robert Planquette.The English language libretto by Henri Meilhac, Philippe Gille and Henry Brougham Farnie was based on the short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820) and "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) by Washington Irving after the play by Dion Boucicault and Joseph Jefferson.
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Rip Van Winkle is a 1914 American silent drama and fantasy film, starring Thomas Jefferson. An adaptation of " Rip Van Winkle " by Washington Irving , it was produced by Rolfe Photoplays . [ 1 ] With a runtime of 58 minutes, [ 2 ] it was directed by Edwin Middleton , [ 3 ] and cinematography was done by Sol Polito .
Rip's Dream is based on two sources: the original 1819 "Rip Van Winkle" story by Washington Irving, and the 1882 operetta version of Rip Van Winkle (with music by Robert Planquette and libretto by Henri Meilhac, Philippe Gille, and Henry Brougham Farnie). [1] Two elements, the mysterious snake and the village idiot, are Méliès's own creations ...
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving: Rip Van Winkle October 1997 9. "Digging Up the Past" Wishbone and the kids meet Dr. Thelma Brown, an elderly woman who lived in Joe's house as a child, and help dig up a time capsule she once buried. Meanwhile, Dr. Brown's return to a place that has changed in the many years since she was last there reminds ...
Rip Van Winkle is the foremost familiar example, although strictly speaking this cannot be called a "folktale", since it is a fictional work by Washington Irving loosely based on folklore. [113] Nevertheless, Urashima has been labeled the "Japanese Rip van Winkle", even in academic folkloristic literature. [ 114 ] "