5/22/2023 0 Comments The poem by clement clarke![]() ![]() Each entry consists of two sections, the bibliographic description and the physical description. ![]() Marshall provides an amazing total of 1,001 chronologically and sequentially numbered entries. This comprehensive and definitive bibliography is an attempt to cover every single published print of and all types of Christmas decorations and memorabilia about the poem from 1823 through 2000. After a brief discussion of the historical background of Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863), the author of the poem who was a professor of Oriental and Greek literature as well as divinity and biblical learning at the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church in New York, Marshall continues into the body of the book, the bibliography. This book is the proud and final product of her obsession with collecting and researching the poem "The Night Before Christmas" for more than forty-five years. Marshall is a retired dean of university libraries at the College of William and Mary. The Night Before Christmas: A Descriptive Bibliography of Clement Clarke Moore's Immortal Poem. ![]()
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