It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Dying to Be Men by L. Stephanie Cobb
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
At once brave and athletic, virtuous and modest, female martyrs in the second and third centuries were depicted as self-possessed gladiators who at the same time exhibited the quintessentially "womanly" qualities of modesty, fertility, and beauty. L. Stephanie Cobb explores the double embodiment of "male" and "female" gender ideals in these figures, connecting them to Greco-Roman virtues and the construction of Christian group identities. Both male and female martyrs conducted their battles in the amphitheater, a masculine environment that enabled the divine combatants to showcase their...
Dying to Be Men by L. Stephanie Cobb is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.
This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Dying to Be Men aloud.
Dying to Be Men is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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