In American literature the first

In American literature the first important writer who earned an international fame on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean is（ ）.
A、Washington Irving
B、Ralph Waldo Emerson
C、Nathaniel Hawthorne
D、Walt Whitman
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：本题考查的是欧文的文学地位。华盛顿·欧文是第一位在美国文学中于大西洋两岸都享有盛誉的重要作家。代表作品有A History of New York《纽约外史》(1809)，The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent《见闻札记》(1820)等。