How Long to Read Mechthild of Magdeburg

How Long Does it Take to Read Mechthild of Magdeburg?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read Mechthild of Magdeburg by Mechthild

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

Description

Mechthild of Magdeburg's The Flowing Light of the Godhead is one of the great surprises of German medieval literature. Compiled between c.1250 and c.1282, it is an extraordinary piece of imaginative writing. It integrates visions, auditions, dialogues, prayers, hymns, lyrical love poems, letters, allegories and parables, and draws creatively on features from hagiography, the disputation, the treatise, and magic spells, as the author documents her relationship with God and with her contemporaries. Within the context of German literary history, it is the first text in the tradition of mystical writing that was neither a translation nor a free adaptation of a Latin text, but rather an independent composition in the vernacular. Also of major significance is the fact that this text was written by a woman, thus offering insights into the cultural and social-historical context of the female religious (Mechthild lived her adult life as a beguine and latterly as a nun) in thirteenth-century northern Europe. Selections from the text are presented here in translation with introduction and notes. Dr Elizabeth A. Andersen teaches in the School of Modern Languages, Newcastle University.

How long is Mechthild of Magdeburg?

Mechthild of Magdeburg by Mechthild is 182 pages long, and a total of 45,864 words.

This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mechthild of Magdeburg Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read Mechthild of Magdeburg aloud.

What Reading Level is Mechthild of Magdeburg?

Mechthild of Magdeburg is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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