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The social life of books : reading together in the eighteenth-century home
- Title
- The social life of books : reading together in the eighteenth-century home / Abigail Williams.
- Author
- Williams, Abigail
- Publication
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]
- ©2017
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Details
- Description
- viii, 351 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth century. Two centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social life. In this fascinating and vivid history, Abigail Williams explores the ways in which shared reading shaped the lives and literary culture of the time, offering new perspectives on how books have been used by their readers, and the part they have played in middle-class homes and families. Drawing on marginalia, letters and diaries, library catalogues, elocution manuals, subscription lists, and more, Williams offers fresh and fascinating insights into reading, performance, and the history of middle-class home life."--
- Series Statement
- Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history
- Uniform Title
- Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-340) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : Home improvements -- How to read -- Reading and sociability -- Using books -- Access to reading -- Verse at home -- Drama and recital -- Fictional worlds -- Piety and knowledge -- Afterword -- Notes -- Index.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-7869
- ISBN
- 9780300208290
- 0300208294
- LCCN
- 2016958764
- OCLC
- 961310989
- Author
- Williams, Abigail, author.
- Title
- The social life of books : reading together in the eighteenth-century home / Abigail Williams.
- Publisher
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and historyLewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-340) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-7869