How Long to Read Mapping Courtship and Kinship in Classical Japan

How Long Does it Take to Read Mapping Courtship and Kinship in Classical Japan?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Mapping Courtship and Kinship in Classical Japan by Doris G. Bargen

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

Description

Literary critiques of Murasaki Shikibu's eleventh-century The Tale of Genji have often focused on the amorous adventures of its eponymous hero. In this paradigm-shifting analysis of the Genji and other mid-Heian literature, Doris G. Bargen emphasizes the thematic importance of Japan’s complex polygynous kinship system as the domain within which courtship occurs. Heian courtship, conducted mainly to form secondary marriages, was driven by power struggles of succession among lineages that focused on achieving the highest position possible at court. Thus interpreting courtship in light of...

How long is Mapping Courtship and Kinship in Classical Japan?

Mapping Courtship and Kinship in Classical Japan by Doris G. Bargen is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mapping Courtship and Kinship in Classical Japan Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read Mapping Courtship and Kinship in Classical Japan aloud.

What Reading Level is Mapping Courtship and Kinship in Classical Japan?

Mapping Courtship and Kinship in Classical Japan 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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