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Washington Irving was born in New York City on the third day of
the fourth month in 1783. In his early years, Irving took to writing
essays for the Morning Chronicle under the pen name of Jonathan
Oldstyle. He then took to writing humorous essays and satirical
works after a burst of creativity. Later Irving became the editor
for Analectic Magazine, and went off to serve during the War of
1812. Irving travelled to England in 1815 for family matters, yet
ended up composing the Sketch Book, holding two of his most
famous pieces; Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
From 1829 to 1832, Irving served as the Secretary for the U.S.
Legation of London. Irving had traveled all around starting in
1832, later passing away in the year of 1859 in his estate.
Alexander Pushkin - Russian
William Wordsworth and his love affairs had led him to another poet,
inspiring and further bringing out his romanticized genius. He mostly
wrote about a rather peaceful setting in the Boy of Winander.
Washington Irving was rather found of humorous works, which
eventually led into romanticized pieces and those of a dark context. The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow romanticized the supernatural and things of the
unknown, compared to the other two authors.
Alexander Pushkin had experienced many things in life, especially that
of his wifes love affair, which all led to his ingenuity on romanticism. In
The Fountain of Bakhchisaray, Pushkin poured out his emotions and
pulled from his realistic experiences in the process. While his was more
of an emotional twist from the others, they all can be compared in the
sense that they do in fact let their experiences in life influence their
work.