The Devil and Tom Walker | Essays and Criticism

  • Narrative Sketch

    In the following essay, this author discusses the conventions of the narrative sketch as practiced by Washington Irving in ''The Devil and Tom Walker.''

  • The Construction of "The Devil and Tom Walker"

    In the following essay, Zug talks about the aspects of common folklore that Irving incorporated into ''The Devil and Tom Walker,'' particularly those he gathered in his travels to Germany.

  • The Devil in the Writings of Irving, Hawthorne, and Poe

    In the following excerpt of a longer article, Lynch talks about the devil as a character in literature, including his appearance in "The Devil and Tom Walker," one the devil's first appearances in American literature.