How Long to Read The Medieval Theater of Cruelty

By Jody Enders

How Long Does it Take to Read The Medieval Theater of Cruelty?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Medieval Theater of Cruelty by Jody Enders

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

Description

Why did medieval dramatists weave so many scenes of torture into their plays? Exploring the cultural connections among rhetoric, law, drama, literary creation, and violence, Jody Enders addresses an issue that has long troubled students of the Middle Ages. Theories of rhetoric and law of the time reveal, she points out, that the ideology of torture was a widely accepted means for exploiting such essential elements of the stage and stagecraft as dramatic verisimilitude, pity, fear, and catharsis to fabricate truth. Analyzing the consequences of torture for the history of aesthetics in general...

How long is The Medieval Theater of Cruelty?

The Medieval Theater of Cruelty by Jody Enders is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Medieval Theater of Cruelty Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Medieval Theater of Cruelty aloud.

What Reading Level is The Medieval Theater of Cruelty?

The Medieval Theater of Cruelty 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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