{"product_id":"sleepy-hollow-as-american-myth-irvings-story-retold-adapted-and-cemented-in-popular-culture-9781476697574","title":"Sleepy Hollow as American Myth: Irving's Story Retold, Adapted and Cemented in Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e Set near Tarrytown, New York, Washington Irving's short story \"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow\" has become mythic in American culture. Its repeated reconceptions range from written works such as Christopher Golden and Ford Lytle Gilmore's \u003ci\u003eHorseman\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and Austin Dragon's two \u003ci\u003eHunt for the Foul Murderer of Ichabod Crane\u003c\/i\u003e books (2015) to film and TV adaptations such as Etienne Arnaud's \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e (1912), Edward D. Venturini's \u003ci\u003eThe Headless Horseman\u003c\/i\u003e (1922), Disney's \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad\u003c\/i\u003e (1949), Tim Burton's \u003ci\u003eSleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and Fox Television's \u003ci\u003eSleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e (2013-17) that combined Sleepy Hollow's Ichabod Crane with Irving's other creation, Rip Van Winkle. This book explores the tale's host of afterlives, tracing its path from a gothic, comic story of Crane's encounter with the ominous Headless Horseman to Halloween and horror icon and cultural landmark for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve A. Wiggins\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar who has taught at Rutgers University, Montclair State University, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Carroll College, and Nashotah House Episcopal Seminary. He is currently an editor with an academic press in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51453964943634,"sku":"9781476697574","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ecdf77a1-02a9-4c19-a044-89ae4444327a.jpg?v=1751987611","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sleepy-hollow-as-american-myth-irvings-story-retold-adapted-and-cemented-in-popular-culture-9781476697574","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}