It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Bonoure and Buxum by Sue Niebrzydowski
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
If married in church, medieval women vowed before God and their husbands to be 'bonoure and buxum', that is, meek and obedient in bed and at table. This book is a study of wives in a variety of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century romance, fabliaux, cycle drama, life-writing, lyrics and hagiography. The volume examines key moments that defined life as a married woman: her eligibility to become a wife, the wedding ceremony, her conjugal rights and duties, childbirth and her contribution to the family economy. The book explores the way in which the literary representation of wives is in dialogue...
Bonoure and Buxum by Sue Niebrzydowski is 239 pages long, and a total of 61,901 words.
This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Bonoure and Buxum aloud.
Bonoure and Buxum is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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