How Long to Read Illustrating the Past in Early Modern England

How Long Does it Take to Read Illustrating the Past in Early Modern England?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 42 minutes to read Illustrating the Past in Early Modern England by James A. Knapp

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Description

Illustrating the Past is a study of the status of visual and verbal media in early modern English representations of the past. It focuses on general attitudes towards visual and verbal representations of history as well as specific illustrated books produced during the period. Through a close examination of the relationship of image to text in light of contemporary discussions of poetic and aesthetic practice, the book demonstrates that the struggle between the image and the word played a profoundly important role in England's emergent historical self-awareness. The opposition between history and story, fact and fiction, often tenuous, provided a sounding board for deeper conflicts over the form in which representations might best yield truth from history. The ensuing schism between poets and historians over the proper venue for the lessons of the past manifested itself on the pages of early modern printed books. The discussion focuses on the word and image relationships in several important illustrated books printed during the second half of the sixteenth century-including Holinshed's Chronicles (1577) and Foxe's Book of Martyrs (1563, 1570)-in the context of contemporary works on history and poetics, such as Sir Philip Sidney's Apology for Poetry and Thomas Blundeville's The true order and Method of wryting and reading Hystories. Illustrating the Past specifically answers two important questions concerning the resultant production of literary and historical texts in the period: Why did the use of images in printed histories suddenly become unpopular at the end of the sixteenth century? and What impact did this publishing trend have on writers of literary and historical texts?

How long is Illustrating the Past in Early Modern England?

Illustrating the Past in Early Modern England by James A. Knapp is 281 pages long, and a total of 70,531 words.

This makes it 95% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Illustrating the Past in Early Modern England Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 25 minutes to read Illustrating the Past in Early Modern England aloud.

What Reading Level is Illustrating the Past in Early Modern England?

Illustrating the Past in Early Modern England is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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