How Long to Read Inventing the Gothic Corpse

How Long Does it Take to Read Inventing the Gothic Corpse?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 30 minutes to read Inventing the Gothic Corpse by Yael Shapira

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

Description

Inventing the Gothic Corpse shows how a series of bold experiments in eighteenth-century British realist and Gothic fiction transform the dead body from an instructive icon into a thrill device. For centuries, vivid images of the corpse were used to deliver a spiritual or political message; today they appear regularly in Gothic and horror stories as a source of macabre pleasure. Yael Shapira’s book tracks this change at it unfolds in eighteenth-century fiction, from the early novels of Aphra Behn and Daniel Defoe, through the groundbreaking mid-century works of Samuel Richardson, Henry...

How long is Inventing the Gothic Corpse?

Inventing the Gothic Corpse by Yael Shapira is 265 pages long, and a total of 67,575 words.

This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Inventing the Gothic Corpse Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 9 minutes to read Inventing the Gothic Corpse aloud.

What Reading Level is Inventing the Gothic Corpse?

Inventing the Gothic Corpse is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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