How Long to Read Impossible Desire and the Limits of Knowledge in Renaissance Poetry

How Long Does it Take to Read Impossible Desire and the Limits of Knowledge in Renaissance Poetry?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read Impossible Desire and the Limits of Knowledge in Renaissance Poetry by Wendy Beth Hyman

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Impossible Desire and the Limits of Knowledge in Renaissance Poetry examines the limits of embodiment, knowledge, and representation at a disregarded nexus: the erotic carpe diem poem in early modern England. These macabre seductions offer no compliments or promises, but instead focus on the lovers' anticipated decline, and—quite stunningly given the Reformation context—humanity's relegation not to a Christian afterlife but to a Marvellian 'desert of vast Eternity.' In this way, a poetic trope whose classical form was an expression of pragmatic Epicureanism became, during the religious...

How long is Impossible Desire and the Limits of Knowledge in Renaissance Poetry?

Impossible Desire and the Limits of Knowledge in Renaissance Poetry by Wendy Beth Hyman is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Impossible Desire and the Limits of Knowledge in Renaissance Poetry Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read Impossible Desire and the Limits of Knowledge in Renaissance Poetry aloud.

What Reading Level is Impossible Desire and the Limits of Knowledge in Renaissance Poetry?

Impossible Desire and the Limits of Knowledge in Renaissance Poetry is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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