How Long to Read Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma

How Long Does it Take to Read Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 51 minutes to read Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma by Curtis A. Gruenler

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Description

In this book, Curtis Gruenler proposes that the concept of the enigmatic, latent in a wide range of medieval thinking about literature, can help us better understand in medieval terms much of the era’s most enduring literature, from the riddles of the Anglo-Saxon bishop Aldhelm to the great vernacular works of Dante, Chaucer, Julian of Norwich, and, above all, Langland’s Piers Plowman. Riddles, rhetoric, and theology—the three fields of meaning of aenigma in medieval Latin—map a way of thinking about reading and writing obscure literature that was widely shared across the Middle Ages. The poetics of enigma links inquiry about language by theologians with theologically ambitious literature. Each sense of enigma brings out an aspect of this poetics. The playfulness of riddling, both oral and literate, was joined to a Christian vision of literature by Aldhelm and the Old English riddles of the Exeter Book. Defined in rhetoric as an obscure allegory, enigma was condemned by classical authorities but resurrected under the influence of Augustine as an aid to contemplation. Its theological significance follows from a favorite biblical verse among medieval theologians, “We see now through a mirror in an enigma, then face to face” (1 Cor. 13:12). Along with other examples of the poetics of enigma, Piers Plowman can be seen as a culmination of centuries of reflection on the importance of obscure language for knowing and participating in endless mysteries of divinity and humanity and a bridge to the importance of the enigmatic in modern literature. This book will be especially useful for scholars and undergraduate students interested in medieval European literature, literary theory, and contemplative theology.

How long is Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma?

Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma by Curtis A. Gruenler is 636 pages long, and a total of 162,816 words.

This makes it 215% the length of the average book. It also has 199% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 49 minutes to read Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma aloud.

What Reading Level is Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma?

Piers Plowman and the Poetics of Enigma is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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