How Long to Read Chaucer's Biblical Poetics

How Long Does it Take to Read Chaucer's Biblical Poetics?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 48 minutes to read Chaucer's Biblical Poetics by Lawrence L. Besserman

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

Description

Chaucer's works abound with biblical quotations and allusions, yet his innovative uses of the Bible have not been adequately explored. Lawrence Besserman, an expert in both the Bible and Chaucer's poetry, remedies this omission. Through close analysis of what Chaucer does with the Bible as well as what he says about it, Besserman at once enhances appreciation of Chaucer's originality and increases understanding of shifting attitudes toward the Bible in fourteenth-century England. Besserman argues that Chaucer's poetics cannot be fully understood apart from his engagement with scriptural issues within late medieval culture. In Chaucer's.day, various factions in England were attempting to redefine the claims of biblical authority in ways that were contentious, even heretical. In works spanning his literary career, most notably the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer uses biblical allusions and quotations to enter the debate about the reliability of textual tradition. Besserman shows that Chaucer's complex and sometimes shockingly self-reflexive uses of the Bible constitute his creative response to prevalent literary, religious, and philosophical attitudes.

How long is Chaucer's Biblical Poetics?

Chaucer's Biblical Poetics by Lawrence L. Besserman is 338 pages long, and a total of 87,204 words.

This makes it 114% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Chaucer's Biblical Poetics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 56 minutes to read Chaucer's Biblical Poetics aloud.

What Reading Level is Chaucer's Biblical Poetics?

Chaucer's Biblical Poetics 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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