How Long to Read History and the Construction of the Child in Early British Children's Literature

By Jackie C. Horne

How Long Does it Take to Read History and the Construction of the Child in Early British Children's Literature?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 7 minutes to read History and the Construction of the Child in Early British Children's Literature by Jackie C. Horne

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Description

How did the 'flat' characters of eighteenth-century children's literature become 'round' by the mid-nineteenth? While previous critics have pointed to literary Romanticism for an explanation, Jackie C. Horne argues that this shift can be better understood by looking to the discipline of history. Eighteenth-century humanism believed the purpose of history was to teach private and public virtue by creating idealized readers to emulate. Eighteenth-century children's literature, with its impossibly perfect protagonists (and its equally imperfect villains) echoes history's exemplar goals. Exemplar...

How long is History and the Construction of the Child in Early British Children's Literature?

History and the Construction of the Child in Early British Children's Literature by Jackie C. Horne is 298 pages long, and a total of 76,884 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read History and the Construction of the Child in Early British Children's Literature Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours to read History and the Construction of the Child in Early British Children's Literature aloud.

What Reading Level is History and the Construction of the Child in Early British Children's Literature?

History and the Construction of the Child in Early British Children's Literature is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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