EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 6 MIN
Rip Van Winkle: The Man Who Slept Through the American Revolution | Washington Irving
from Digital Splendor · host Wesley Alexander
Twenty years. One nap. An entire revolution. Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" might seem like a simple folk tale about a lazy man who slept through the American Revolution. But this 1819 story is actually America's first great literary work — and it asks questions about identity, change, and belonging that still resonate today.
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