How Long to Read Dissembling Disability in Early Modern English Drama

How Long Does it Take to Read Dissembling Disability in Early Modern English Drama?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Dissembling Disability in Early Modern English Drama by Lindsey Row-Heyveld

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

Description

Why do able-bodied characters fake disability in 40 early modern English plays? This book uncovers a previously unexamined theatrical tradition and explores the way counterfeit disability captivated the Renaissance stage. Through detailed case studies of both lesser-known and canonical plays (by Shakespeare, Jonson, Marston, and others), Lindsey Row-Heyveld demonstrates why counterfeit disability proved so useful to early modern playwrights. Changing approaches to almsgiving in the English Reformation led to increasing concerns about feigned disability. The theater capitalized on those...

How long is Dissembling Disability in Early Modern English Drama?

Dissembling Disability in Early Modern English Drama by Lindsey Row-Heyveld 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 Dissembling Disability in Early Modern English Drama Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Dissembling Disability in Early Modern English Drama aloud.

What Reading Level is Dissembling Disability in Early Modern English Drama?

Dissembling Disability in Early Modern English Drama 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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