How Long to Read Gender, Speech, and Audience Reception in Early Modern England

How Long Does it Take to Read Gender, Speech, and Audience Reception in Early Modern England?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Gender, Speech, and Audience Reception in Early Modern England by Kathleen Smith

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

Description

This book makes a significant contribution to recent scholarship on the ways in which women responded to the regulation of their behavior by focusing on representations of women speakers and their audiences in moments Smith identifies as "scenes of speech." This new approach, examining speech exchanges between a speaker and audience in which both anticipate, interact with, and respond to each other and each other's expectations, demonstrates that the prescriptive process involves a dynamic exchange in which each side plays a role in establishing and contesting the boundaries of acceptable speech for women. Drawing from a wide range of evidence, including pamphlets, diaries, illustrations, and plays, the book interprets the various and at times contradictory representations and reception of women's speech that circulated in early modern England. Speech scenes examined within include wives' speech to their husbands in private, private speech between women, public speech before death, and the speech of witches. Looking at scenes of women's speech from male and female authors, Smith argues that these early modern texts illustrate a means through which societal regulations were negotiated and modified. This book will appeal to those with an interest in early modern drama, including the playwrights Shakespeare, Cary, Webster, Fletcher, and Middleton, as well as readers of non-dramatic early modern literary texts. The volume is of particular use for scholars working in the areas of early modern literature and culture, women's history, gender studies, and performance studies.

How long is Gender, Speech, and Audience Reception in Early Modern England?

Gender, Speech, and Audience Reception in Early Modern England by Kathleen Smith is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Gender, Speech, and Audience Reception in Early Modern England Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read Gender, Speech, and Audience Reception in Early Modern England aloud.

What Reading Level is Gender, Speech, and Audience Reception in Early Modern England?

Gender, Speech, and Audience Reception in Early Modern England is suitable for students ages 10 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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