How Long to Read Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature

How Long Does it Take to Read Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 5 minutes to read Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature by Nicholas Ealy

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

Description

This book offers analyses of texts from medieval France influenced by Ovid’s myth of Narcissus including the Lay of Narcissus, Alain de Lille’s Plaint of Nature, René d’Anjou’s Love-Smitten Heart, Chrétien de Troyes’s Story of the Grail and Guillaume de Machaut’s Fountain of Love. Together, these texts form a corpus exploring human selfhood as wounded and undone by desire. Emerging in the twelfth century in Western Europe, this discourse of the wounded self has survived with ever-increasing importance, informing contemporary methods of theoretical inquiry into mourning, melancholy, trauma and testimony. Taking its cue from the moment Narcissus bruises himself upon learning he cannot receive the love he wants from his reflection, this book argues that the construct of the wounded self emphasizes fantasy over reality, and that only through the world of the imagination—of literature itself—can our narcissistic injuries seemingly be healed and desire fulfilled.

How long is Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature?

Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature by Nicholas Ealy is 238 pages long, and a total of 61,404 words.

This makes it 80% the length of the average book. It also has 75% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 35 minutes to read Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature aloud.

What Reading Level is Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature?

Narcissism and Selfhood in Medieval French Literature 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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