How Long to Read The Image of America in Montaigne, Spenser and Shakespeare

How Long Does it Take to Read The Image of America in Montaigne, Spenser and Shakespeare?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 57 minutes to read The Image of America in Montaigne, Spenser and Shakespeare by William M. Hamlin

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

Description

The Image of America in Montaigne, Spenser, and Shakespeare examines selected works of three major Renaissance writers within the context of early modern ethnographic discourse. In a series of imaginative and detailed discussions, William M. Hamlin explores the ways in which Renaissance ideas of savagery and civility evolved during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. This evolution was a consequence, in part, of the fascinating and complex interaction between ethnographic reportage and literary representation. Hamlin begins his discussion by arguing that all forms of ethnography or historiography are inevitably assimilative constructs. By examining early ethnographic writings of such authors as Columbus, Martyr, Las Casas, Lery, Duran, and Sahagun he shows how sixteenth-century thought moved gradually toward the recognition of difference in equality - a recognition championed above all by Montaigne. Like Montaigne's, Spenser's thought balanced natural sufficiency with sociocultural sophistication, and thus revealed an implicit awareness of the interpenetration of the concepts of savagery and civility. This interpenetration was further explored by Shakespeare, particularly in The Tempest and King Lear. Hamlin characterizes The Tempest's pastoralism as Montaignian, and argues in conclusion that the interconnectedness of concepts of nature and culture in the writings of Montaigne, Spenser, and Shakespeare suggests the extent to which New World awareness in Renaissance Europe effected a partial erasure and reconstitution of Old World patterns of thought.

How long is The Image of America in Montaigne, Spenser and Shakespeare?

The Image of America in Montaigne, Spenser and Shakespeare by William M. Hamlin is 234 pages long, and a total of 59,436 words.

This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Image of America in Montaigne, Spenser and Shakespeare Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 24 minutes to read The Image of America in Montaigne, Spenser and Shakespeare aloud.

What Reading Level is The Image of America in Montaigne, Spenser and Shakespeare?

The Image of America in Montaigne, Spenser and Shakespeare 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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