How Long to Read Retheorizing Shakespeare through Presentist Readings

How Long Does it Take to Read Retheorizing Shakespeare through Presentist Readings?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 23 minutes to read Retheorizing Shakespeare through Presentist Readings by James O'Rourke

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

Description

This book offers a theoretical rationale for the emerging presentist movement in Shakespeare studies and goes on to show, in a series of close readings, that a presentist Shakespeare is not an anachronism. Relying on a Brechtian aesthetic of "naïve surrealism" as the performative model of the early modern, urban, public theater, James O’Rourke demonstrates how this Brechtian model is able to capture the full range of interplays that could take place between Shakespeare’s words, the nonillusionist performance devices of the early modern stage, and the live audiences that shared the physical...

How long is Retheorizing Shakespeare through Presentist Readings?

Retheorizing Shakespeare through Presentist Readings by James O'Rourke is 202 pages long, and a total of 50,904 words.

This makes it 68% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Retheorizing Shakespeare through Presentist Readings Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 38 minutes to read Retheorizing Shakespeare through Presentist Readings aloud.

What Reading Level is Retheorizing Shakespeare through Presentist Readings?

Retheorizing Shakespeare through Presentist Readings 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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