How Long to Read Spiritual Sonnets

How Long Does it Take to Read Spiritual Sonnets?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read Spiritual Sonnets by Gabrielle de Coignard

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

Description

Born into a wealthy family in Toulouse, Gabrielle de Coignard (ca. 1550-86) married a prominent statesman in 1570. Widowed three years later, with two young daughters to raise, Coignard turned to writing devotional verse to help her cope with her practical and spiritual struggles. Spiritual Sonnets presents the first English translation of 129 of Coignard's highly autobiographical poems, giving us a startlingly intimate view into the life and mind of this Renaissance woman. The sonnets are all written "in the shadow of the Cross" and include elegies, penitential lyrics, Biblical meditations, and more. Rich with emotion, Coignard's poems reveal anguished moments of loneliness and grief as well as ecstatic experiences of mystical union. They also reveal her mastery of sixteenth-century literary conventions and spiritual traditions. This edition, printed in bilingual format with Melanie E. Gregg's translations facing the French originals, will be welcomed by teachers and students of poetry, French literature, women's studies, and religious and Renaissance studies.

How long is Spiritual Sonnets?

Spiritual Sonnets by Gabrielle de Coignard is 228 pages long, and a total of 58,824 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Spiritual Sonnets Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 21 minutes to read Spiritual Sonnets aloud.

What Reading Level is Spiritual Sonnets?

Spiritual Sonnets 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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