It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Midwiving Subjects in Shakespeare’s England by Caroline Bicks
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At the intersections of early modern literature and history, Shakespeare and Women's Studies, Midwiving Subjects explores how Shakespearean drama and contemporary medical, religious and popular texts figured the midwife as a central producer of the body's cultural markers. In addition to attending most Englishwomen's births and testifying to their in extremis confessions about paternity, the midwife allegedly controlled the size of one's tongue and genitals at birth and was obligated to perform virginity exams, impotence tests and emergency baptisms. The signs of purity and masculinity,...
Midwiving Subjects in Shakespeare’s England by Caroline Bicks is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.
This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Midwiving Subjects in Shakespeare’s England aloud.
Midwiving Subjects in Shakespeare’s England is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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