How Long to Read Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy

How Long Does it Take to Read Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 50 minutes to read Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy by Stephanie Shirilan

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

Description

Few English books are as widely known, underread, and underappreciated as Robert Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy. Stephanie Shirilan laments that modern scholars often treat the Anatomy as an unmediated repository of early modern views on melancholy, overlooking the fact that Burton is writing a cento - an ancient form of satire that quotes and misquotes authoritative texts in often subversive ways - and that his express intent in so doing is to offer his readers literary therapy for melancholy. This book explores the ways in which the Anatomy dispenses both direct physic and more systemic...

How long is Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy?

Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy by Stephanie Shirilan 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 Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy aloud.

What Reading Level is Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy?

Robert Burton and the Transformative Powers of Melancholy 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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