How Long to Read Desire

How Long Does it Take to Read Desire?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Desire by Catherine Belsey

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

Description

In the light of poststructuralist theory, and with reference to the work of Lacan and Derrida in particular, Catherine Belsey argues that fiction - including poetry, drama and film - is paradoxically the most serious location of writing about desire in Western cultura. Beginning with the celebration of true love in contemporary popular romance, and the reluctant scepticism of postmodern novels, she goes on to explore past representation of passion by Chretien de Troyes, Malory, Spenser, Donne, Keats, Edgar Allan Poe, Tennyson and Bram Stoker. Belsey also discusses the role of desire in the...

How long is Desire?

Desire by Catherine Belsey is 244 pages long, and a total of 61,976 words.

This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Desire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Desire aloud.

What Reading Level is Desire?

Desire 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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