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Christmas and the Father of American Literature
Season 1 Episode 91
- What is a way of remember the name Washington Irving (and not confusing him with other names!)
- Where do we get the legend of Santa Claus in America?
- What was Christmas like during medieval England?
- How was Christmas celebrated in America before the 1800’s?
- What is the first section of Old Christmas about in tone?
- 00:10 Introduction
- 01:15 Remembering Poe and other writers
- 02:52 Remembering Irving
- 06:49 Festive (and non-festive) Christmas
- 10:15 Irving and Santa Claus
- 12:00 Christmas (first section of Old Christmas)
- 21:02 Future episodes
- 26:02 Sources
Sources for this episode include “The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon” by Washington Irving, Complete Fictional Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving, Washington Irving: The Definitive Biography of America’s First Bestselling Author by Brian Jay Jones, The Literary Adventures of Washington Irving by Cheryl Harness, Original Knickerbocker: The Life of Washington Irving by Andrew Burstein, Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography by Arthur Hobson Quinn, The Poe Log: A Documentary Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Dwight Thomas and David K. Jackson, and The Reason for the Darkness of the Night. by John Tresch.
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