How Long to Read Shakespeare and the Evolution of the Human Umwelt

How Long Does it Take to Read Shakespeare and the Evolution of the Human Umwelt?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 5 minutes to read Shakespeare and the Evolution of the Human Umwelt by Timothy Ryan Day

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

Description

Shakespeare and the Evolution of the Human Umwelt brings together research on Shakespeare, biosemiotics, ecocriticism, epigenetics and actor network theory as it explores the space between nature and narrative in an effort to understand how human bodies are stories told in the emergent language of evolution, and how those bodies became storytellers themselves. Chapters consider Shakespeare’s plays and contemporary works, such as those of Barbara Kingsolver and Margaret Atwood, or productions for which Shakespeare is a genetic forebear, as evolutionary artefacts which have helped to shape the human umwelt—the species-specific linguistic habitat that humans share in common. The work investigates the juncture where semisphere meets biosphere and illuminates the role that narrative plays in our construction of the world we occupy. The plays of Shakespeare, as works that have had unparalleled cultural diffusion, are uniquely situated to speak to the ways in which ideas and the texts they use as vehicles are always material, always environmental, and always alive. The book discusses Shakespeare’s works as vital nodes in our cultural, historical, moral and philosophical networks, but also as environmental actors in and of themselves. Plays are presented alternately as digitally encoded bits of culture awaiting their connection to an analog world, or as bacteria interacting with living organisms in both productive and destructive ways, altering their structure and creating new meaning through movement that is simultaneously biological and poetic. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of ecocriticism looking to model ecocritical readings and bridge gaps between scientific, philosophical and literary thinking.

How long is Shakespeare and the Evolution of the Human Umwelt?

Shakespeare and the Evolution of the Human Umwelt by Timothy Ryan Day is 183 pages long, and a total of 46,299 words.

This makes it 62% the length of the average book. It also has 57% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Shakespeare and the Evolution of the Human Umwelt Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 13 minutes to read Shakespeare and the Evolution of the Human Umwelt aloud.

What Reading Level is Shakespeare and the Evolution of the Human Umwelt?

Shakespeare and the Evolution of the Human Umwelt is suitable for students ages 10 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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