How Long to Read Lovesickness in the Middle Ages

How Long Does it Take to Read Lovesickness in the Middle Ages?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Lovesickness in the Middle Ages by Mary Frances Wack

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

Description

According to medieval physicians, lovesickness was an illness of mind and body caused by sexual desire and the sight of beauty. The notorious agony of an unhappy lover was treated as an ailment closely related to melancholia and potentially fatal if not treated. In Lovesickness in the Middle Ages, Mary F. Wack uses newly discovered texts and takes a fresh look at primary sources to offer the first comprehensive analysis of the forms and meanings of the lover's malady in medieval culture. She examines its importance in medieval literature and its role in the transformation of courtly love from literary convention to social practice. Drawing extensively from the Viaticum and its commentaries, studied for centuries in medical schools, Wack also addresses wider questions about the cultural construction of illness, the conflict between medicine and Church morality, the relations between lovesickness and gender, and the lover's malady as a form of behavior in late medieval society. The second part of the book contains annotated editions and translations of six important texts on lovesickness—the Viaticum and four commentaries on it. Forty-six black-and-white illustrations provide a striking visual perspective on medieval love and medicine. Lovesickness in the Middle Ages will interest literary scholars and students as well as historians of medicine, sexuality, psychology, and women's studies.

How long is Lovesickness in the Middle Ages?

Lovesickness in the Middle Ages by Mary Frances Wack is 372 pages long, and a total of 93,744 words.

This makes it 126% the length of the average book. It also has 115% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Lovesickness in the Middle Ages Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 32 minutes to read Lovesickness in the Middle Ages aloud.

What Reading Level is Lovesickness in the Middle Ages?

Lovesickness in the Middle Ages is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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