How Long to Read Chaucer's Gifts

How Long Does it Take to Read Chaucer's Gifts?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read Chaucer's Gifts by Robert Epstein

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

Description

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the most celebrated literary work of medieval England, portrays the culture of the late Middle Ages as a deeply commercial environment, replete with commodities and dominated by market relationships. However, the market is not the only mode of exchange in Chaucer’s world or in his poem. Chaucer’s Gifts reveals the gift economy at work in the tales. Applying important recent advances in anthropological gift theory, it illuminates and explains this network of exchanges and obligations. Chaucer’s Gifts argues that the world of the Canterbury Tales harbours deep commitments to reciprocity and obligation which are at odds with a purely commercial culture, and demonstrates how the market and commercial relations are not natural, eternal, or inevitable – an essential lesson if we are to understand Chaucer’s world or our own.

How long is Chaucer's Gifts?

Chaucer's Gifts by Robert Epstein is 266 pages long, and a total of 68,096 words.

This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

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

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 12 minutes to read Chaucer's Gifts aloud.

What Reading Level is Chaucer's Gifts?

Chaucer's Gifts 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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