Instructions: 

Listen to the lecture, read the theory and the texts to be ready to answer the questions in the class.

The Tell-Tale Heart study questions

Points to remember:

 Washington Irving, who was inspired by a German folk tale, is the founder of the American short story.

   Major genres and their representatives: Gothic novel (Brown), Adventure novel, frontier novel (Cooper), historical tales and short stories (Irving).

 Major themes: Creation of a sense of American history, nature, and Indians.