华盛顿·欧文是美国建国后第一个获得国际声誉的作家,有“美国文学之父”的称号。他的散文幽默诙谐,不拘泥于形式,且情节跌宕起伏,有很强的吸引力。但他的散文同时也体现出较强的男权主义色彩,对女性有着较明显的偏见。当然,瑕不掩瑜,我们不能否认欧文在文学方面的巨大成就,本文从小说的多个角度进行解读,就欧文的《瑞普·凡·温克尔》为例,针对欧文的性别歧视展开论述。 Washington Irving is the first writer to gain an international reputation after the founding of the United States and has the title of “Father of American Literature.” His prose humor, not rigidly adhere to the form, and the plot ups and downs, a strong attraction. However, his essay also shows a strong patriarchal style with obvious prejudice to women. Of course, we can not deny Owen’s tremendous achievements in literature. From the multiple perspectives of the novel, this article analyzes the sexism of Irving by referring to “Rip Van Winkel” in Irvine.