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| Study Guide: Christmas Carol | Video: Victorian & Gothic | Gothic |
A Christmas Carol in Context [by Charles Dickens]
Victorian England was heavily shaped by the Industrial Revolution. While some prospered in this society, many others lived gruelling industrial lives from which Christmas offered only a brief reprieve. This programme explores the influences on and Gothic elements of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’. [Interactive video available]
SOURCE: Clickview (2019), Rated: E, Duration: 7:24 mins, URL: https://clickv.ie/w/XGso
Why should you read Charles Dickens?
The starving orphan seeking a second helping of gruel. The spinster wasting away in her tattered wedding dress. The stone-hearted miser plagued by the ghost of Christmas past. More than a century after his death, these remain recognizable figures from the work of Charles Dickens. But what are the features of Dickens’ writing that make it so special? Iseult Gillespie investigates. [View full lesson on TedEd.]
SOURCE: Iseult Gillespie (2017), published on Youtube, Duration: 5:16 mins, URL: https://youtu.be/5czA_L_eOp4
What Makes A Christmas Carol a Classic? [Rated G, 3:36 mins]
Published in December 1843, Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' was an instant bestseller. A ghost story with emotional depth, it helped spark a Victorian love affair with the festive season.
SOURCE: Makematic (2022), What Makes A Christmas Carol a Classic? [Video] ClickView.
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