How Long to Read Fatal Desire

How Long Does it Take to Read Fatal Desire?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Fatal Desire by Jean I. Marsden

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

Description

Informed by film theory and a broad historical approach, Fatal Desire examines the theatrical representation of women in England, from the Restoration to the early eighteenth century—a period when for the first time female actors could perform in public. Jean I. Marsden maintains that the feminization of serious drama during this period is tied to the cultural function of theater. Women served as symbols of both domestic and imperial propriety, and so Marsden links the representation of women on the stage to the social context in which the plays appeared and to the moral and often political lessons they offered the audience. The witty heroines of comedies were usually absorbed into the social fabric by marrying similarly lighthearted gentlemen, but the heroines of tragedy suffered for their sins, real or perceived. That suffering served the dual purpose of titillating and educating the theater audience. Marsden discusses such plays as William Wycherley's Plain Dealer (1676), John Vanbrugh's Provoked Wife (1697), Thomas Otway's Orphan (1680), Thomas Southerne's Fatal Marriage (1694), and William Congreve's Mourning Bride (1697). The author also addresses tragedies written by three female playwrights, Mary Pix, Catharine Trotter, and Delarivier Manley, and sketches developments in tragedy during the period.

How long is Fatal Desire?

Fatal Desire by Jean I. Marsden is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fatal Desire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Fatal Desire aloud.

What Reading Level is Fatal Desire?

Fatal Desire is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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