How Long to Read Humour and Humanism in the Renaissance

How Long Does it Take to Read Humour and Humanism in the Renaissance?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Humour and Humanism in the Renaissance by Barbara C. Bowen

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

Description

Of the articles in this volume, eight concern a world-famous author (François Rabelais); the others are studies of little-known authors (Cortesi, Corrozet, Mercier) or genres (the joke, the apophthegm). The common theme, in all but one, is humour: how it was defined, and how used, by orators and humanists but also by court jesters, princes, peasants and housewives. Though neglected by historians, this subject was of crucial importance to writers as different as Luther, Erasmus, Thomas More and François Rabelais. The book is divided into four sections. 'Humanist Wit' concerns the large and multi-lingual corpus of Renaissance facetiae. The second and third parts focus on French humanist humour, Rabelais in particular, while the last section is titled '"Serious" Humanists' because humour is by no means absent from it. For the Renaissance, as Erasmus and Rabelais amply demonstrate, and as the 'minor' authors studied here confirm, wit, whether affectionate or bitingly satirical, can coexist with, and indeed be inseparable from, serious purpose. Rabelais, as so often, said it best: 'Rire est le propre de l'homme.'

How long is Humour and Humanism in the Renaissance?

Humour and Humanism in the Renaissance by Barbara C. Bowen is 261 pages long, and a total of 65,511 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Humour and Humanism in the Renaissance Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 57 minutes to read Humour and Humanism in the Renaissance aloud.

What Reading Level is Humour and Humanism in the Renaissance?

Humour and Humanism in the Renaissance is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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