How Long to Read Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance

How Long Does it Take to Read Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance by Corinne J. Saunders

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

Description

The world of medieval romance is one in which magic and the supernatural are constantly present: in otherwordly encounters, in the strange adventures experienced by questing knights, in the experience of the uncanny, and in marvellous objects - rings, potions, amulets, and the celebrated green girdle in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. This study looks at a wide range of medieval English romance texts, including the works of Chaucer and Malory, from a broad cultural perspective, to show that while they employ magic in order to create exotic, escapist worlds, they are also grounded in a sense of possibility, and reflect a complex web of inherited and current ideas. The book opens with a survey of classical and biblical precedents, and of medieval attitudes to magic; subsequent chapters explore the ways that romances both reflect contemporary attitudes and ideas, and imaginatively transform them. In particular, the author explores the distinction between the `white magic' of healing and protection, and the more dangerous arts of `nigromancy', black magic. Also addressed is the wider supernatural, including the ways that ideas associated with human magic can be intensified and developed in depictions of otherworldly practitioners of magic. The ambiguous figures of the enchantress and the shapeshifter are a special focus, and the faery is contrasted with the Christian supernatural - miracles, ghosts, spirits, demons and incubi. Professor CORINNE SAUNDERS Saunders teaches in the Department of English, University of Durham.

How long is Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance?

Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance by Corinne J. Saunders is 314 pages long, and a total of 79,756 words.

This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance aloud.

What Reading Level is Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance?

Magic and the Supernatural in Medieval English Romance 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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