How Long to Read Rewriting 'Les Mystères de Paris'

How Long Does it Take to Read Rewriting 'Les Mystères de Paris'?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Rewriting 'Les Mystères de Paris' by Amy Wigelsworth

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

Description

Key works of popular fiction are often rewritten to capitalize on their success. But what are the implications of this rewriting process? Such is the question addressed by this detailed study of several rewritings of Eugène Sue’s Mystères de Paris (1842-43), produced in the latter half of the nineteenth century, in response to the phenomenal success of Sue’s archetypal urban mystery. Pursuing a compelling analogy between city and text, and exploring the resonance of the palimpsest trope to both, Amy Wigelsworth argues that the mystères urbains are exemplary rewritings, which shed new light on...

How long is Rewriting 'Les Mystères de Paris'?

Rewriting 'Les Mystères de Paris' by Amy Wigelsworth is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Rewriting 'Les Mystères de Paris' Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Rewriting 'Les Mystères de Paris' aloud.

What Reading Level is Rewriting 'Les Mystères de Paris'?

Rewriting 'Les Mystères de Paris' 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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