The Development of Peasants’ Reading Habits in Courland and Livonia in the 18th Century*

The article explores the development of peasants’ reading habits over the 18th century in the Latvian-inhabited Lutheran regions of Russia’s Baltic provinces Courland/Kurzeme and Latvian Livonia/Vidzeme. By analysing the transition from intensive to extensive reading patterns, as well as from loud a...

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Main Author: Pauls Daija
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2021-07-01
Series:Knygotyra
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/knygotyra/article/view/24379