How Long to Read Staging Women and the Soul-Body Dynamic in Early Modern England

How Long Does it Take to Read Staging Women and the Soul-Body Dynamic in Early Modern England?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 21 minutes to read Staging Women and the Soul-Body Dynamic in Early Modern England by Dr Sarah E Johnson

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Description

Though the gender-coded soul-body dynamic lies at the root of many negative and disempowering depictions of women, Sarah Johnson here argues that it also functions as an effective tool for redefining gender expectations. Building on past criticism that has concentrated on the debilitating cultural association of women with the body, she investigates dramatic uses of the soul-body dynamic that challenge the patriarchal subordination of women. Focusing on two tragedies, two comedies, and a small selection of masques, from approximately 1592-1614, Johnson develops a case for the importance of drama to scholarly considerations of the soul-body dynamic, which habitually turn to devotional works, sermons, and philosophical and religious treatises to elucidate this relationship. Johnson structures her discussion around four theatrical relationships, each of which is a gendered relationship analogous to the central soul-body dynamic: puppeteer and puppet, tamer and tamed, ghost and haunted, and observer and spectacle. Through its thorough and nuanced readings, this study redefines one of the period’s most pervasive analogies for conceptualizing women and their relations to men as more complex and shifting than criticism has previously assumed. It also opens a new interpretive framework for reading representations of women, adding to the ongoing feminist re-evaluation of the kinds of power women might actually wield despite the patriarchal strictures of their culture.

How long is Staging Women and the Soul-Body Dynamic in Early Modern England?

Staging Women and the Soul-Body Dynamic in Early Modern England by Dr Sarah E Johnson is 201 pages long, and a total of 50,451 words.

This makes it 68% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Staging Women and the Soul-Body Dynamic in Early Modern England Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 35 minutes to read Staging Women and the Soul-Body Dynamic in Early Modern England aloud.

What Reading Level is Staging Women and the Soul-Body Dynamic in Early Modern England?

Staging Women and the Soul-Body Dynamic in Early Modern England is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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