Victorian Christmas in Print
T. Moore, "Victorian Christmas in Print"
English | 2009 | pages: 207 | ISBN: 0230616542 | PDF | 1,7 mb
English | 2009 | pages: 207 | ISBN: 0230616542 | PDF | 1,7 mb
Although people may not realize it, the modern Christmas book market carries on a Victorian legacy. An explosion of Christmas print matter reinvigorated and regularized the holiday during the mid-Victorian period, infusing Christmas with emotionally-charged expectations of reading. Tara Moore elucidates the evolution of Christmas publishing trends that dictated authors writing schedules and reflected gift-giving rituals. As Victorian shopping customs evolved, publishers satisfied consumers with a range of holiday print matter, including novels, ghost stories, periodicals, children s books, and poetry. Ultimately, Victorian Christmas in Print analyzes how the revitalized holiday and the flurry of texts supporting it contributed to English national identity.
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