It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read Archetype and Allegory in the Dream of the Red Chamber by Andrew H. Plaks
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Surprisingly little has been written in Western languages about the eighteenth- century Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber, perhaps the supreme masterpiece of its entire tradition. In this study, Andrew H. Plaks has used the conceptual tools of comparative literature to focus on the novel's allegorical elements and narrative structure. He thereby succeeds in accounting for the work's greatness in terms that do justice to its own narrative tradition and as well to recent advances in general literary theory. A close textual reading of the novel leads to discussion of a wide range of topics:...
Archetype and Allegory in the Dream of the Red Chamber by Andrew H. Plaks is 280 pages long, and a total of 70,000 words.
This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Archetype and Allegory in the Dream of the Red Chamber aloud.
Archetype and Allegory in the Dream of the Red Chamber is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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