AMERICAN LITERATURE
ELIZABETHAN ERA
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He was famed for great skill in horsemanship; he was foremost at all races and cockfights; and, with the ascendancy which bodily strength acquires in rustic life, was the umpire in all disputes. He was always ready for either a fight or a frolic, but had more mischief and good humor than ill will in his composition. Who is this?
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Cotton Mather
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Diedrich Knickerbocker
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Brom Bones
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Geoffrey Crayon
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, ’ Ichabod Crane is living with Hans Van Ripper, a farmer who is the father of some of Ichabod’s students.
Detailed explanation-2: -Katrina Van Tassel – the 18-year-old rosy-cheeked daughter of the Van Tassels, known for both her beauty and her riches, has a knack for fashion and is a bit of a flirt. Ichabod wants to marry her. Abraham Van Brunt a.k.a. Brom Bones – a strong and broad-shouldered young man who is the hero of the countryside.
Detailed explanation-3: -The protagonist of the story, Ichabod Crane, is a Yankee schoolteacher who lives in Sleepy Hollow, a Dutch enclave on the Hudson River.
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