The social life of books : reading together in the eighteenth-century home /
Williams, Abigail,
The social life of books : reading together in the eighteenth-century home / Abigail Williams. - 1 online resource - Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history . - Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
9780300228106 (electronic bk.) 0300228104 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctt1q2w8vh JSTOR B6571C39-461D-4ADD-AC17-0863E19CF6D1 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
1700-1799
Books and reading--History--18th century.
Books and reading--Sociological aspects.
Families--Books and reading--History--18th century.
Livres et lecture--Histoire--18e siècle.
Livres et lecture--Aspect sociologique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Publishing.
Books and reading.
Books and reading--Sociological aspects.
Families--Books and reading.
Electronic books.
History.
Z1003 / .W55 2017eb
002.09
The social life of books : reading together in the eighteenth-century home / Abigail Williams. - 1 online resource - Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history . - Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
9780300228106 (electronic bk.) 0300228104 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctt1q2w8vh JSTOR B6571C39-461D-4ADD-AC17-0863E19CF6D1 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
1700-1799
Books and reading--History--18th century.
Books and reading--Sociological aspects.
Families--Books and reading--History--18th century.
Livres et lecture--Histoire--18e siècle.
Livres et lecture--Aspect sociologique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Publishing.
Books and reading.
Books and reading--Sociological aspects.
Families--Books and reading.
Electronic books.
History.
Z1003 / .W55 2017eb
002.09