How Long to Read Controlling Laughter

How Long Does it Take to Read Controlling Laughter?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read Controlling Laughter by Anthony Corbeill

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

Description

Although numerous scholars have studied Late Republican humor, this is the first book to examine its social and political context. Anthony Corbeill maintains that political abuse exercised real powers of persuasion over Roman audiences and he demonstrates how public humor both creates and enforces a society's norms. Previous scholarship has offered two explanations for why abusive language proliferated in Roman oratory. The first asserts that public rhetoric, filled with extravagant lies, was unconstrained by strictures of propriety. The second contends that invective represents an artifice...

How long is Controlling Laughter?

Controlling Laughter by Anthony Corbeill 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 Controlling Laughter Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 12 minutes to read Controlling Laughter aloud.

What Reading Level is Controlling Laughter?

Controlling Laughter 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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