How Long to Read Allegory, Space and the Material World in the Writings of Edmund Spenser

How Long Does it Take to Read Allegory, Space and the Material World in the Writings of Edmund Spenser?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 52 minutes to read Allegory, Space and the Material World in the Writings of Edmund Spenser by Christopher Burlinson

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Description

An examination of the way in which the material world is depicted in The Faerie Queene. This book provides a radical reassessment of Spenserian allegory, in particular of The Faerie Queene, in the light of contemporary historical and theoretical interests in space and material culture. It explores the ambiguous and fluctuating attention to materiality, objects, and substance in the poetics of The Faerie Queene, and discusses the way that Spenser's creation of allegorical meaning makes use of this materiality, and transforms it.It suggests further that a critical engagement with materiality (which has been so important to the recent study of early modern drama) must come, in the case of allegorical narrative, through a study of narrative and physical space, and in this context it goes on to provide a reading of the spatial dimensions of the poem - quests and battles, forests, castles and hovels - and the spatial characteristics of Spenser's other writings. The book reaffirms theneed to place Spenser in his historical contexts - philosophical and scientific, military and architectural - in early modern England, Ireland and Europe, but also provides a critical reassessment of this literary historicism. Dr CHRISTOPHER BURLINSON is a Research Fellow in English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

How long is Allegory, Space and the Material World in the Writings of Edmund Spenser?

Allegory, Space and the Material World in the Writings of Edmund Spenser by Christopher Burlinson is 286 pages long, and a total of 73,216 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Allegory, Space and the Material World in the Writings of Edmund Spenser Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Allegory, Space and the Material World in the Writings of Edmund Spenser aloud.

What Reading Level is Allegory, Space and the Material World in the Writings of Edmund Spenser?

Allegory, Space and the Material World in the Writings of Edmund Spenser is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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