How Long to Read Pope, Homer, and Manliness

How Long Does it Take to Read Pope, Homer, and Manliness?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 50 minutes to read Pope, Homer, and Manliness by Carolyn D. Williams

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

Description

The author here reassesses the concept of ‘masculinity’, and argues that it cannot be seen as an absolute standard, but only as the product of perpetual conflict between competing and unstable models. The argument is sustained by a close reading of the problematic conflict between gendered values in eighteenth-century classical learning. Pope’s Homer ensured the continuation of the tradition of using the Iliad and Odyssey to teach privileged boys how to become more ‘manly’. This book examines this pedagogy in its socio-literary context, and concludes that Pope’s Homer emerges as a relic of...

How long is Pope, Homer, and Manliness?

Pope, Homer, and Manliness by Carolyn D. Williams is 230 pages long, and a total of 57,500 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Pope, Homer, and Manliness Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Pope, Homer, and Manliness aloud.

What Reading Level is Pope, Homer, and Manliness?

Pope, Homer, and Manliness 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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