How Long to Read Plant of a Strange Vine

How Long Does it Take to Read Plant of a Strange Vine?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 49 minutes to read Plant of a Strange Vine by Robert John Sklenár

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

Description

This book studies Seneca's poetic drama from a novel point of view. Whereas most criticism of Seneca's dramas has tended to focus on their relationship to Stoicism, I approach them from the perspective of Seneca's own theory of literary decadence, which he sets forth in the 114th of his letters to Lucilius. His theory can be summed up as follows: the various forms of stylistic corruption are the result of a straining for effect, which itself reflects a taste for the extreme. A writer or speaker's stylistic vices thus mirror the vices of his character; they also reflect the vices of the time and place in which he lives, since every user of language is conditioned by his environment. What is especially striking about Seneca's discussion is that a number of the vices he lists – hyperbole, disruption of natural word order, excessive metaphor – are notable features of the poetic style of his own dramas. I argue for a rehabilitation of the 'decadent' style of Seneca's tragedies: in Seneca's hands, this style is a precise diagnostic tool for revealing the self-destructive irrationality that governs not only the individual, but also his society and the entire universe.

How long is Plant of a Strange Vine?

Plant of a Strange Vine by Robert John Sklenár is 107 pages long, and a total of 27,499 words.

This makes it 36% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Plant of a Strange Vine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 30 minutes to read Plant of a Strange Vine aloud.

What Reading Level is Plant of a Strange Vine?

Plant of a Strange Vine is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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