How Long to Read Humanism and Good Books in Sixteenth-Century England

How Long Does it Take to Read Humanism and Good Books in Sixteenth-Century England?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 1 minute to read Humanism and Good Books in Sixteenth-Century England by Katherine C. Little

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Description

This book explores sixteenth-century humanism as an origin for the idea of literature as good, even great, books. It argues that humanists located the value of books not only in the goodness of their writing-their eloquence--but also in their capacity to shape readers in good and bad behavior, thoughts, and feelings, in other words, in their morality. To approach humanism in this way, by attending to its moral interests, is to provide a new perspective on periodization, the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance / early modern. That is, humanists did not so much rupture with medieval ideas about literature or with medieval models as they adapted and altered them, offering a new confidence about an old idea: the moral instructiveness of pagan, classical texts for Christian readers. This revaluation of literature was a double-edged sword. On the one hand, humanist confidence inspired authors to invent their own good books--good in style and morals--in morality plays such as Everyman and the Christian Terence tradition and in educational treatises such as Sir Thomas Elyot's Boke of the Governour. On the other hand, humanism placed a new burden on authors, requiring their work to teach and delight. In the wake of humanism, authors struggled to articulate the value of their work for readers, returning to a pre-humanist path that they associated with Geoffrey Chaucer. This medieval-inflected doubt pervades the late sixteenth-century writings of the most prolific and influential Elizabethans-Robert Greene, George Gascoigne, and Edmund Spenser.

How long is Humanism and Good Books in Sixteenth-Century England?

Humanism and Good Books in Sixteenth-Century England by Katherine C. Little is 241 pages long, and a total of 60,491 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 74% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Humanism and Good Books in Sixteenth-Century England Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 30 minutes to read Humanism and Good Books in Sixteenth-Century England aloud.

What Reading Level is Humanism and Good Books in Sixteenth-Century England?

Humanism and Good Books in Sixteenth-Century England is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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