How Long to Read Performatively Speaking

How Long Does it Take to Read Performatively Speaking?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 32 minutes to read Performatively Speaking by Debra J. Rosenthal

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

Description

In Performatively Speaking, Debra Rosenthal draws on speech act theory to open up the current critical conversation about antebellum American fiction and culture and to explore what happens when writers use words not just to represent action but to constitute action itself. Examining moments of discursive action in a range of canonical and noncanonical works—T. S. Arthur's temperance tales, Fanny Fern's Ruth Hall, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Herman Melville's Moby-Dick—she shows how words act when writers no longer hold to a...

How long is Performatively Speaking?

Performatively Speaking by Debra J. Rosenthal is 148 pages long, and a total of 38,184 words.

This makes it 50% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Performatively Speaking Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 28 minutes to read Performatively Speaking aloud.

What Reading Level is Performatively Speaking?

Performatively Speaking is suitable for students ages 10 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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