How Long to Read Philippe Quinault, Dramatist

How Long Does it Take to Read Philippe Quinault, Dramatist?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 54 minutes to read Philippe Quinault, Dramatist by William Brooks

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

Description

Much work has been done in recent years on Quinault's librettos, but no major study of his spoken plays has appeared since the monumental thesis by Etienne Gros, published in 1926. Moreover, he has never been the subject of a monograph in English. There is a need to re-assess the influence of his life on his plays, and to re-evaluate Gros's findings in the light of eighty years' research into seventeenth-century French theatre in general. This book rejects the deterministic approach that sees his plays as apprentice pieces for the greater achievement that is his corpus of librettos, as well as the implicit comparative approach that pigeon-holes his work, in passing, by borrowing from the pithy judgements of Boileau. To what extent does Quinault's steady move away from comedy and light tragi-comedy to tragedies that combine love and menace go hand in hand with his search for greater integrity, better characterisation, and ever more credible plotting? How did he come to create and retain a tremendously faithful audience that even the withering mockery of Boileau failed to discourage? And is there any purpose in retaining the time-worn comparison between the author of Andromaque and the author of Astrate?

How long is Philippe Quinault, Dramatist?

Philippe Quinault, Dramatist by William Brooks is 518 pages long, and a total of 133,644 words.

This makes it 175% the length of the average book. It also has 163% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Philippe Quinault, Dramatist Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 10 minutes to read Philippe Quinault, Dramatist aloud.

What Reading Level is Philippe Quinault, Dramatist?

Philippe Quinault, Dramatist 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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