Here is the wonderful new version of the classic poem every family should own. This edition of The Night Before Christmas is lavishly illustrated by renowned, New York Times #1 Bestselling artist Charles Santore, the critically-acclaimed illustrator of multiple classic tales, including The Wizard of Oz, Snow White and The Little Mermaid. This is a hardcover edition of the classic The Night Before Christmas, featuring a four-page gatefold and an embossed and foil-stamped cover.
First published anonymously in a New York Newspaper called the Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823, under the title âA Visit from St. Nicholas.â Clement Clark Moore has long been credited as the author of this beloved yuletide poem, but literary scholar Don Foster now believes that the true writer was in fact a poet of Dutch heritage named Henry Livingston Jr. Livingston had passed away by the time Moore claimed authorship of the poem years later. In 1844, Moore published âA Visit from St. Nicholasâ in an anthology of his own poetry, but Livingstonâs family has always insisted that Moore is not the true author. However, even if Livingstonâs family had never spoken up, Mooreâs authorship rings a bit false. The structure of the poem is very different from anything else Moore had written, but the style and imagery do match Livingstonâs writing. Most compelling of all are the Dutch references in the poem, including several reindeer names, such as âDonderâ (meaning âthunderâ) and âBlixemâ (meaning âlightningâ). These names were anglicized in later editions to the now-famous âDonner,â and âBlitzen.â As a nod to Livingstonâs claim on the poem, we have left the original Dutch name âDonderâ in our edition.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Poetry
- Themes & Styles
- Family
- Themes & Styles
- Poetry
Publisher : Applesauce Press
Author : Moore, Clement
Language : English
Edition : Classic ed.
Published :2011-10-11
Number Of Pages : 48
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1604332379
ISBN-13 : 9781604332377
Item weight : 1.25 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 10.8 in x 11.3 in
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