How Long to Read The Rhetoric of Diversion in English Literature and Culture, 1690-1760

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rhetoric of Diversion in English Literature and Culture, 1690-1760?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 30 minutes to read The Rhetoric of Diversion in English Literature and Culture, 1690-1760 by Darryl P. Domingo

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

Description

Why did eighteenth-century writers employ digression as a literary form of diversion, and how did their readers come to enjoy linguistic and textual devices that self-consciously disrupt the reading experience? Darryl P. Domingo answers these questions through an examination of the formative period in the commercialization of leisure in England, and the coincidental coming of age of literary self-consciousness in works published between approximately 1690 and 1760. During this period, commercial entertainers tested out new ways of gratifying a public increasingly eager for amusement, while...

How long is The Rhetoric of Diversion in English Literature and Culture, 1690-1760?

The Rhetoric of Diversion in English Literature and Culture, 1690-1760 by Darryl P. Domingo is 319 pages long, and a total of 82,621 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rhetoric of Diversion in English Literature and Culture, 1690-1760 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 31 minutes to read The Rhetoric of Diversion in English Literature and Culture, 1690-1760 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rhetoric of Diversion in English Literature and Culture, 1690-1760?

The Rhetoric of Diversion in English Literature and Culture, 1690-1760 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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