How Long to Read The Merchant of Prato's Wife

How Long Does it Take to Read The Merchant of Prato's Wife?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Merchant of Prato's Wife by Ann Morton Crabb

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

Description

Although the fourteenth-century Italian merchant Francesco Datini has received attention from business historians, there has previously been no full study of his wife, Margherita Datini. Drawing on a sizable trove of Margherita’s correspondence held in the Archivio di Stato di Prato, including hundreds of letters she exchanged with Francesco, Ann Crabb investigates the social and economic importance of women’s roles as wives and mothers, early modern European views on honor, and the practice of letter writing in Margherita’s world. Margherita’s often colorful comments demonstrate her attitudes toward her rather unhappy marriage and her inability to have children, along with other aspects of her life. Her letters reveal the pride she felt in carrying out her many responsibilities as a wife and, later, a widow: in scribal letter writing, in business, in household management, and in farming. Crabb emphasizes that the role of a wife was a recognized social position, beyond her individual relations with her husband, and provided opportunities beyond what restrictive laws or restrictive views of female honor would suggest. Further, Crabb considers Margherita’s successful efforts, on her own initiative and in her late thirties, to learn to read and write at a literate level. This book will be of interest to both scholars and general readers of women’s history. In addition, historians of early modern Italy and, more generally, of early modern Europe will find this book valuable.

How long is The Merchant of Prato's Wife?

The Merchant of Prato's Wife by Ann Morton Crabb 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 Merchant of Prato's Wife Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Merchant of Prato's Wife aloud.

What Reading Level is The Merchant of Prato's Wife?

The Merchant of Prato's Wife is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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