How Long to Read Spenser, Milton, and the Redemption of the Epic Hero

How Long Does it Take to Read Spenser, Milton, and the Redemption of the Epic Hero?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Spenser, Milton, and the Redemption of the Epic Hero by Christopher Bond

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

Description

This book studies the interplay of theology and poetics in the three great epics of early-modern England: the Faerie Queene, Paradise Lost, and Paradise Regained. Bond examines the relationship between the poems’ primary heroes, Arthur and the Son, who are godlike, virtuous, and powerful, and the secondary heroes, Redcrosse and Adam, who are human, fallible, and weak. He looks back at the development of this pattern of dual heroism in classical, Medieval, and Italian Renaissance literature, investigates the ways in which Spenser and Milton adapted the model, and demonstrates how the Jesus of Paradise Regained can be seen as the culmination of this tradition. Challenging the opposition between “Calvinist,” “allegorical” Spenser and “Arminian,” “dramatic” Milton, this book offers a new account of their doctrinal and literary affinities within the European epic tradition. Arguing that Spenser influenced Milton in fundamental ways, Bond establishes a firmer structural and thematic link between the two authors, and shows how they transformed a strongly antifeminist genre by the addition of a crucial, although at times ambivalent, heroine. He also proposes solutions to some of the most difficult and controversial theological cruxes posed by these poems, in particular Spenser’s attitude to free will and Milton’s to the Trinity. By providing a deeper understanding of the religious agendas of these epics, this book encourages a rapprochement between scholarly approaches that are too narrowly concerned with either theology or poetics.

How long is Spenser, Milton, and the Redemption of the Epic Hero?

Spenser, Milton, and the Redemption of the Epic Hero by Christopher Bond is 262 pages long, and a total of 66,024 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Spenser, Milton, and the Redemption of the Epic Hero Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read Spenser, Milton, and the Redemption of the Epic Hero aloud.

What Reading Level is Spenser, Milton, and the Redemption of the Epic Hero?

Spenser, Milton, and the Redemption of the Epic Hero 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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