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Pop. Culture

Pop. Culture. Basic literacy growing More entertaining and practical literature People of all classes enjoyed a range of leisure activities. Popular Literature. Surge in childhood education led to a remarkable growth in literacy rate between 1600 and 1800 The Bible is still the best seller

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Pop. Culture

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  1. Pop. Culture • Basic literacy growing • More entertaining and practical literature • People of all classes enjoyed a range of leisure activities

  2. Popular Literature • Surge in childhood education led to a remarkable growth in literacy rate between 1600 and 1800 • The Bible is still the best seller • Chapbooks were the staple of popular literature • New genres of writing • Highly practical literature

  3. Leisure and Recreation • Cultural stories remained oral rather than written • Towns and cities offered a wider range of amusements • Leisure activities were a form of consumption marked by growing commercialization • Spectator sports: horse races, boxing matches, and bullfights

  4. Blood Sports • Bull-baiting • Cockfighting • Blood sports frowned upon by certain groups of people who were against animal cruelty

  5. Carnival • Popular recreation merged with religious celebration in a variety of festivals • Carnival- a time of reveling and excess in Catholic Europe

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