How Long to Read The Aura of the Word in the Early Age of Print (1450-1600)

How Long Does it Take to Read The Aura of the Word in the Early Age of Print (1450-1600)?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read The Aura of the Word in the Early Age of Print (1450-1600) by Samuel Mareel

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

Description

Did the invention of movable type change the way that the word was perceived in the early modern period? In his groundbreaking essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction," the cultural critic Walter Benjamin argued that reproduction drains the image of its aura, by which he means the authority that a work of art obtains from its singularity and its embeddedness in a particular context. The central question in The Aura of the Word in the Early Age of Print (1450-1600) is whether the dissemination of text through print had a similar effect on the status of the word in the early modern period. In this volume, contributors from a variety of fields look at manifestations of the early modern word (in English, French, Latin, Dutch, German and Yiddish) as entities whose significance derived not simply from their semantic meaning but also from their relationship to their material support, to the physical context in which they are located and to the act of writing itself. Rather than viewing printed text as functional and lacking in materiality, contributors focus on how the placement of a text could affect its meaning and significance. The essays also consider the continued vitality of pre-printing-press kinds of text such as the illuminated manuscript; and how new practices, such as the veneration of handwriting, sprung up in the wake of the invention of movable type.

How long is The Aura of the Word in the Early Age of Print (1450-1600)?

The Aura of the Word in the Early Age of Print (1450-1600) by Samuel Mareel is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Aura of the Word in the Early Age of Print (1450-1600) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read The Aura of the Word in the Early Age of Print (1450-1600) aloud.

What Reading Level is The Aura of the Word in the Early Age of Print (1450-1600)?

The Aura of the Word in the Early Age of Print (1450-1600) 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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