How Long to Read Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism

How Long Does it Take to Read Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 12 minutes to read Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism by Gavin Alexander

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

Description

Controversy raged through England during the 1570-80s as Puritans denounced all manner of games & pastimes as a danger to public morals. Writers quickly turrned their attention to their own art and the first & most influential response came with Philip Sidney's Defense. Here he set out to answer contemporary critics &, with reference to Classical models of criticism, formulated a manifesto for English literature. Also includes George Puttenham's Art of English Poesy, Samuel Daniel's Defence of Rhyme, & passages by writers such as Ben Jonson, Francis Bacon & George Gascoigne.

How long is Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism?

Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism by Gavin Alexander is 544 pages long, and a total of 138,176 words.

This makes it 184% the length of the average book. It also has 169% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 35 minutes to read Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism aloud.

What Reading Level is Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism?

Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism 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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