On December the 2nd of 2014 I went to go see Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol A Ghost Story of Christmas at Alley theatre in the University of Houston. This work of art included a bit of many things such as ballet, choral music, musical theatre, and even a violin solo recital.
The Composer of A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens had been born Portsmouth, England on February 7th of 1812 and he died on the 9th of June in the year 1870 having lived about 58 years long. Charles wrote successful works such as A tale of Two Cities and The Old Curiosity Shop. Although his creations were very original, there was a sense of humiliation repeated throughout some of his works. This sense of humiliation came from his childhood. This is due to the fact that his father was put into jail. When this happened Charles moved in with a friend but he was not able to continue to go to school until later on, when his father was released from prison. These times were really dark ones in his life and this is reflected in his stories.
Charles Dickens was born in the classical music period although most of his life took place in the romantic period. This is because 1812, the year Charles Dickens was born, was in the classical period, 1750 to 1820. This means that he lived 8 years in the classical …show more content…
A Christmas Carol was a great financial relief for him. He wrote A Christmas Carol in the year of 1843 and it was published in December of that same year. His book was very successful as it was a bestseller at that time and it is still a very well know and recognized story today. The genre of Christmas Carol is a Christmas-story genre, which was introduced by the own story after it was published. Charles Dickens had his first public reading of A Christmas Carol in December of 1853, ten years after the book was published. Also, he went on a tour in which he performed 86 readings in 43 different
The Composer of A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens had been born Portsmouth, England on February 7th of 1812 and he died on the 9th of June in the year 1870 having lived about 58 years long. Charles wrote successful works such as A tale of Two Cities and The Old Curiosity Shop. Although his creations were very original, there was a sense of humiliation repeated throughout some of his works. This sense of humiliation came from his childhood. This is due to the fact that his father was put into jail. When this happened Charles moved in with a friend but he was not able to continue to go to school until later on, when his father was released from prison. These times were really dark ones in his life and this is reflected in his stories.
Charles Dickens was born in the classical music period although most of his life took place in the romantic period. This is because 1812, the year Charles Dickens was born, was in the classical period, 1750 to 1820. This means that he lived 8 years in the classical …show more content…
A Christmas Carol was a great financial relief for him. He wrote A Christmas Carol in the year of 1843 and it was published in December of that same year. His book was very successful as it was a bestseller at that time and it is still a very well know and recognized story today. The genre of Christmas Carol is a Christmas-story genre, which was introduced by the own story after it was published. Charles Dickens had his first public reading of A Christmas Carol in December of 1853, ten years after the book was published. Also, he went on a tour in which he performed 86 readings in 43 different