The social life of books: Reading together in the eighteenth-century home

The social life of books: Reading together in the eighteenth-century home

<p>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 liv...

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Hovedforfatter:	Williams, A
Format:	Bog
Udgivet:	Yale University Press 2017

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Review of Abigail Williams's The Social Life of Books: Reading Together in the Eighteenth-Century Home
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Udgivet: (2022)

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Krishna's Neglected Responsibilties: Religious devotion and social critique in eighteenth-century North India
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Udgivet: (2015)

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Reading together /
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