It takes the average reader 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Incest and the Medieval Imagination by Elizabeth Archibald
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Incest is a remarkably frequent theme in medieval literature; it occurs in a wide range of genres, including romances, saints's lives, and exempla. Historically, the Church in the later Middle Ages was very concerned about breaches of the complex laws against incest, which was defined very broadly at the time to cover family relationships outside the nuclear family and also spiritual relationships through baptism. Medieval writers accepted that incestuous desire was a widespread phenomenon among women as well as men. They are surprisingly open about incest, though of course they disapprove of...
Incest and the Medieval Imagination by Elizabeth Archibald is 312 pages long, and a total of 78,624 words.
This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 9 minutes to read Incest and the Medieval Imagination aloud.
Incest and the Medieval Imagination is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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