The sources of "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving and its influence on Max Frisch's novel "Stiller"

Seminar paper from the year 1973 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Massachusetts - Amherst (English Department), course: English 750, Early American Literature, Professor Lowance, Fall Semester, 1973, language: English, abstract: Max Frisch novel "Stiller" was influenced by the American tale "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving. Irving himself was influenced...