How Long to Read Of Women and the Essay

How Long Does it Take to Read Of Women and the Essay?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 25 minutes to read Of Women and the Essay by Elizabeth Bowen

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

Description

Of Women and the Essay brings together forty-six American and British women essayists whose work spans nearly four centuries. The contributions of these essayists prove that women have been significant participants in the essay tradition since the genre’s modern beginnings in the sixteenth century. Many of these essayists, such as Eliza Haywood, Fanny Fern, Gertrude Bustill Mossell, Agnes Repplier, and Alice Meynell, achieved significant success as writers within whatever essay form ruled the day; others bent the rules, though often imperceptibly, to make room for themselves. Collectively they represent a missing piece in the larger history of the essay. In Of Women and the Essay Jenny Spinner contextualizes the broad range of literary essays included within the chronological development of the genre. She makes a compelling argument that women have constructed their own tradition in the essay genre, often utilizing periodic traits of the essay to their own advantage. At the same time, she suggests that the personal essay’s demands on the essayist required both a public and personal authorization that proved challenging for women essayists in general and for women of color in particular. The appendix catalogs the works of nearly 200 female essayists and should inspire further reading. As a whole, the volume lifts women writers from the cutting-room floor of essay scholarship and returns them to their rightful place in the essay canon.

How long is Of Women and the Essay?

Of Women and the Essay by Elizabeth Bowen is 382 pages long, and a total of 96,264 words.

This makes it 129% the length of the average book. It also has 118% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Of Women and the Essay Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 46 minutes to read Of Women and the Essay aloud.

What Reading Level is Of Women and the Essay?

Of Women and the Essay is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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