How Long to Read James Mabbe, 'The Spanish Bawd'

How Long Does it Take to Read James Mabbe, 'The Spanish Bawd'?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 55 minutes to read James Mabbe, 'The Spanish Bawd' by James Mabbe

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

Description

After its first known edition in 1499, La Celestina immediately became an international bestseller. The tragicomic love affair of Calisto and Melibea-brought about by the old bawd Celestina and the squalid underworld over which she presides-conjures up a social landscape dominated by anomie and change. The moral ambiguity that emanates from its realistic dialogues and urban prose style also constitutes one of its most remarkable achievements. The purpose of this edition is to facilitate access to Mabbe's translation in a modernized text. The introduction provides a succinct account of its Castilian origins and English reception as part of international networks of exchange. These networks included cultural agents engaged in the establishment of vernacular canons through the appropriation of alien literary capital. As they did so, these national traditions also sought to homogenize their respective linguistic communities into a commonwealth of speakers that could be used for the establishment of a comprehensive polity upon a common body of laws and social norms. As a forerunner of the picaresque-which also addresses the language and values that regulate the relations between self and society-The Spanish Bawd exposes the paradoxes of self-interest as the keystone for a life in common

How long is James Mabbe, 'The Spanish Bawd'?

James Mabbe, 'The Spanish Bawd' by James Mabbe is 412 pages long, and a total of 103,824 words.

This makes it 139% the length of the average book. It also has 127% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read James Mabbe, 'The Spanish Bawd' Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 27 minutes to read James Mabbe, 'The Spanish Bawd' aloud.

What Reading Level is James Mabbe, 'The Spanish Bawd'?

James Mabbe, 'The Spanish Bawd' is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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