Abstract:
 As the most famous work of Washington Irving, Rip Van Winkle is definitely a great and contributing writing in literature and human culture. This tale is a landmark in American Romanticism and forerunner of American imagination. With the development of society and culture, women are playing a more and more important role in every aspect. Feminism, as the producer of women's acquirement and social progress, is attracting more and more attention and discussion. Feminism was needed in the past and is still valid at present, and it is necessary in practice and indispensible in literature. In recent years, some critics and feminists have started to discuss Rip Van Winkle from the viewpoint of feminism and made several interesting and thought-provoking conclusions. Based on the previous research on this tale, the paper tries to interpret it from feminist literary theory and feminist literary criticism. It is generally believed that Rip goes into the forest to escape from his wife. But from my perspective, what leads to Rip's adventure is his characters rather than the impact of external factors. He wants to get away from the responsibility of his family. Rip is described as a good-natured, hen-pecked man. His wife is the commander of him and his family. However, it is Dame Van Winkle, not Rip, that becomes the most tragic role in the whole story. The portrayal of Dame is unfair though the author cannot identify with her. To some extent, Dame's termagancy is partly aroused by her husband's laziness and carelessness. As for Rip, there are always reasonable explanations for his irresponsibility. These differences in the portrayals of men and women in this sketch at least illustrate that the representation of women is incorrect.

Key words: Rip Van Winkle; Washington Irving; feminism; feminist literary theory; Dame Van Winkle

摘要：
《瑞普•凡•温克》是华盛顿•欧文的代表作，在文学和人类文化史上占有重要地位。它是美国浪漫主义的里程碑，美国形象的先驱。随着社会和人们理念以及文化的不断发展，女性在生活的各个方面扮演了越来越重要的角色。作为女性要求和社会进步的产物，女性主义得到越来越多的关注，也引起众多的讨论。无论过去还是现在，女性主义都有其存在的价值和必要性，无论是在实际生活中还是文学方面，女性主义有其独特地位。近些年来，一些评论家和女性主义者开始尝试用女性主义的观点来分析《瑞普•凡•温克》，并得出了一些有意义，发人深思的结论。本文在借鉴前人分析结果的基础上，尝试运用女性主义文学理论和女性主义文学批判理论分析这个故事。对于瑞普的出走，普遍观点为他是为了逃离其妻子。但在我看来，瑞普本身的性格才是促使他去冒险的真正原因。在文中，瑞普被描绘为一个生性善良的妻管严，他的妻子才是家里真正的掌权者。而事实上，妻子才是这个故事中的悲剧人物。尽管作者不能认同这个人物，但是认为对于她的描写是有失公允的。某种程度上，妻子的泼辣凶悍源自对瑞普的散漫和无作为的不满。而对瑞普来说，他所有的逃避却都可以找到合理的借口。短文中对于男性和女性描写上的差异至少说明了这样的女性描写是不恰当的。

关键词：《瑞普•凡•温克》；华盛顿•欧文；女性主义；女性主义文学理论；凡•温克夫人