How Long to Read The Poetics of Personification

How Long Does it Take to Read The Poetics of Personification?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read The Poetics of Personification by James J. Paxson

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

Description

Literary personification has long been taken for granted as an important aspect of Western narrative; Paul de Man has given it still greater prominence as 'the master trope of poetic discourse'. James Paxson here offers a much-needed critical and theoretical appraisal of personification in the light of poststructuralist thought and theory. The poetics of personification provides a historical reassessment of early theories, together with a sustained account of how literary personification works through an examination of narratological and semiotic codes and structures in the allegorical texts of Prudentius, Chaucer, Langland and Spenser. The device turns out to be anything but an aberration, oddity or barbarism, from ancient, medieval or early modern literature. Rather, it works as a complex artistic tool for revealing and advertising the problems and limits inherent in narration in particular and poetic or verbal creation in general.

How long is The Poetics of Personification?

The Poetics of Personification by James J. Paxson is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Poetics of Personification Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read The Poetics of Personification aloud.

What Reading Level is The Poetics of Personification?

The Poetics of Personification 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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