Dickens and Christmas
Join Dr John Florance
for this one day course
on Tuesday 9th December 10.30-3.30pm
£20.00
​
It is sometimes said that Dickens week course
Invented Christmas.
This is not true. But in a Christmas carol (1843) he helped revive interest in the festive celebrations at a time when they were in abeyance.
More importantly, he recast them for a predominately urban population.
In doing so, he created a powerful parable which articulated his own sense of moral philosophy in an irresistibly entertaining tale. As well as looking carefully at the book, we shall look at it’s social context and Dicken’s other writings about Christmas. We shall also see howe the author himself celebrated Christmas. It was exhausting.
Thank you for your interest in our course! You can easily book your spot with us directly, by phone or visiting in person at the N.M.I.
or by filling out the email form below. We look forward to assisting you!
Please get in touch and let us know the course you are interested in
