It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Taste and Ideology in Seventeenth-Century France by Michael Moriarty
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This book analyses the use of the crucial concept of 'taste' in the works of five major seventeenth-century French authors, Méré, Saint Evremond, La Rochefoucauld, La Bruyère and Boileau. It combines close readings of important texts with a thoroughgoing political analysis of seventeenth-century French society in terms of class and gender. Dr Moriarty shows that far from being timeless and universal, the term 'taste' is culture-specific, shifting according to the needs of a writer and his social group. The notion of 'taste' not only helped to shape a new dominant culture, but also registered...
Taste and Ideology in Seventeenth-Century France by Michael Moriarty is 244 pages long, and a total of 61,976 words.
This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Taste and Ideology in Seventeenth-Century France aloud.
Taste and Ideology in Seventeenth-Century France is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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