How Long to Read Chaucer’s Dream Visions

How Long Does it Take to Read Chaucer’s Dream Visions?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 32 minutes to read Chaucer’s Dream Visions by Michael St John

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Chaucer used the dream device to engage with the work of French and Italian authors and to explore the philosophical content of their poetry. His four dream visions therefore represent an important conduit through which the influence of European writers was received into English, enabling a profound transition in the way in which the 'self' was conceptualized in medieval courtly literature. Chaucer's Dream Visions is the first book length study to examine the poet's considered use of Aristotelian psychology to describe the mind of the courtly subject in its social context. The study shows that by drawing upon Aristotelian psychology, derived from his reading of Boethius, Dante, and the poets of the French court, Chaucer was able to articulate precisely those aspects of the courtly identity that are determined by language and empirical experience, and those which are transcendent of this determinism. A detailed engagement with the literature, language, and behaviour of the court therefore takes place in the dream visions, which are a genuine exploration of individual subjectivity in its social context. The author of this volume demonstrates that the motivation for this exploration is a product of Chaucer's Christian beliefs and philosophical awareness. Chaucer's Dream Visions thus constitutes a major contribution to the debate concerning distinctions between medieval and early modern culture.

How long is Chaucer’s Dream Visions?

Chaucer’s Dream Visions by Michael St John is 331 pages long, and a total of 83,081 words.

This makes it 112% the length of the average book. It also has 102% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Chaucer’s Dream Visions Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 33 minutes to read Chaucer’s Dream Visions aloud.

What Reading Level is Chaucer’s Dream Visions?

Chaucer’s Dream Visions is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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