作为美国文学之父的华盛顿·欧文,在其经典短篇小说《瑞普·凡·温克尔》的创作中融入了一些神话原型元素。本文从神话原型批评的角度,通过对该小说瑞普·凡·温克尔人物形象及叙事模式的分析,深入挖掘作品中的酒神狄俄尼索斯精神和仙乡淹留叙事模式,以此揭示出小说光辉与不朽的秘密。 Washington Irving, the father of American literature, incorporates some of the mythological prototypes into his classic short story, Rip Van Winkle. From the perspective of mythological archetypal criticism, through the analysis of the character and narrative pattern of Rip Van Ginkel in the novel, this article delves into the spirit of Dionysus Dionysus and the narrative mode of Xianxiang drowned in her works, Reveal the novel glorious and immortal secret.