How Long to Read Gender and Voice in the French Novel, 1730–1782

How Long Does it Take to Read Gender and Voice in the French Novel, 1730–1782?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 49 minutes to read Gender and Voice in the French Novel, 1730–1782 by Aurora Wolfgang

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Description

Analyzing four best-selling novels - by both women and men - written in the feminine voice, this book traces how the creation of women-centered salons and the emergence of a feminine poetic style engendered a new type of literature in eighteenth-century France. The author argues that writing in a female voice allowed writers of both sexes to break with classical notions of literature and style, so that they could create a modern sensibility that appealed to a larger reading public, and gave them scope to innovate with style and form. Wolfgang brings to light how the 'female voice' in literature came to embody the language of sociability, but also allowed writers to explore the domain of inter-subjectivity, while creating new bonds between writers and the reading public. Through examination of Marivaux's La Vie de Marianne, Graffigny's Lettres d'une Péruvienne, Riccoboni's Lettres de Mistriss Fanni Butlerd, and Laclos's Les Liaisons dangereuses, she shows that in France, this modern 'feminine' sensibility turned the least prestigious of literary genres - the novel - into the most compelling and innovative literary form of the eighteenth century. Emphasizing how the narratives analyzed here refashioned the French literary world through their linguistic innovation and expression of new forms of subjectivity, this study claims an important role for feminine-voice narratives in shaping the field of eighteenth-century literature.

How long is Gender and Voice in the French Novel, 1730–1782?

Gender and Voice in the French Novel, 1730–1782 by Aurora Wolfgang is 225 pages long, and a total of 57,375 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Gender and Voice in the French Novel, 1730–1782 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 13 minutes to read Gender and Voice in the French Novel, 1730–1782 aloud.

What Reading Level is Gender and Voice in the French Novel, 1730–1782?

Gender and Voice in the French Novel, 1730–1782 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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