How Long to Read Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England

How Long Does it Take to Read Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 46 minutes to read Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England by Alanna Skuse

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

Description

This book is open access under a CC-BY licence. Cancer is perhaps the modern world's most feared disease. Yet, we know relatively little about this malady's history before the nineteenth century. This book provides the first in-depth examination of perceptions of cancerous disease in early modern England. Looking to drama, poetry and polemic as well as medical texts and personal accounts, it contends that early modern people possessed an understanding of cancer which remains recognizable to us today. Many of the ways in which medical practitioners and lay people imagined cancer – as a 'woman's disease' or a 'beast' inside the body – remain strikingly familiar, and they helped to make this disease a byword for treachery and cruelty in discussions of religion, culture and politics. Equally, cancer treatments were among the era's most radical medical and surgical procedures. From buttered frog ointments to agonizing and dangerous surgeries, they raised abiding questions about the nature of disease and the proper role of the medical practitioner.

How long is Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England?

Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England by Alanna Skuse is 219 pages long, and a total of 56,721 words.

This makes it 74% the length of the average book. It also has 69% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 9 minutes to read Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England aloud.

What Reading Level is Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England?

Constructions of Cancer in Early Modern England 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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