The most important literary works in American history are

The most important literary work in American history is Rip's Dream written by American writer washington irving.

Introduction:

Dream of Rip, a novel full of local flavor and romantic whimsy, reveals the author's own conservative views and subtly implies the limitations of bourgeois revolution.

Background:

In the American countryside during the Dutch colonial period, Rip was full of enthusiasm and supported his family by farming a small piece of barren land. One day, in order to avoid his nagging and fierce wife, he went hunting alone on Zjil Mountain in the nearby Hudson River. He met Captain Hudson and his companions who discovered the river at that time. After drinking their fairy wine, he fell asleep. When I woke up, I went down the mountain and went home, only to find that it had been twenty years, and everything was very strange. This isolated mountain village is boiling now, with speeches, leaflets and elections everywhere. In a trance, Rip found that the portrait of King George of England on the signboard of the hotel had changed. The red coat turned blue and yellow, and the aqua regia in his hand turned into a sword, wearing a triangular hat with the words "General Washington" written on it. Rip finally knows that he has now become a "free citizen of the United States" from a subject of the king of England. Rip is indifferent to all these changes, because what he is most worried about is "female dictatorship".

Evaluation:

In these stories set in Dutch colonial villages, Irving showed readers simple folk customs in a light, humorous and romantic style. The work implicitly satirizes the colonial stereotype and the mercenary business atmosphere at that time.