A History of New York

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book historical narrative satirical work

A History of New York is a satirical historical narrative by Washington Irving, written under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, that humorously chronicles the early history and culture of New York.

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A History of New York (multi-book structure) 1
A History of New York by Diedrich Knickerbocker 1
A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
historical narrative ⓘ
satirical work ⓘ
alsoKnownAs A History of New York ⓘ
surface form: Knickerbocker’s History of New York
associatedWith Knickerbocker tradition ⓘ
New York City identity ⓘ
author Washington Irving ⓘ
authorPseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
firstEditionFormat two volumes ⓘ
genre historical fiction ⓘ
humor ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasPart Book I ⓘ
Book II ⓘ
Book III ⓘ
Book IV ⓘ
Book V ⓘ
Book VI ⓘ
hasTheme cultural identity ⓘ
myth-making about New York ⓘ
satire of historical scholarship ⓘ
influenced American humor writing ⓘ
New York literary culture ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement early American literature ⓘ
literaryStyle burlesque ⓘ
mock-heroic ⓘ
mainSubject New Netherland ⓘ
surface form: Dutch colonial New York

history of New York ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
narrator Diedrich Knickerbocker ⓘ
notableCharacter Diedrich Knickerbocker ⓘ
notableFor creation of the Knickerbocker persona ⓘ
humorous chronicle of New York’s early history ⓘ
originalPublicationDate 1809 ⓘ
parodies antiquarian scholarship ⓘ
serious historical writing ⓘ
placeOfPublication New York City ⓘ
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
publisher Inskeep & Bradford ⓘ
settingLocation Manhattan ⓘ
surface form: New Amsterdam

New York ⓘ
timePeriodCovered Dutch colonial era ⓘ
early history of New York ⓘ
titleCharacter Diedrich Knickerbocker ⓘ
workPeriod early 19th century ⓘ

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