How Long to Read Theatre, Magic and Philosophy

How Long Does it Take to Read Theatre, Magic and Philosophy?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Theatre, Magic and Philosophy by Gabriela Dragnea Horvath

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

Description

Analyzing Shakespeare's views on theatre and magic and John Dee's concerns with philosophy and magic in the light of the Italian version of philosophia perennis (mainly Marsilio Ficino, Pico della Mirandola and Giordano Bruno), this book offers a new perspective on the Italian-English cultural dialogue at the Renaissance and its contribution to intellectual history. In an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach, it investigates the structural commonalities of theatre and magic as contiguous to the foundational concepts of perennial philosophy, and explores the idea that the Italian thinkers informed not only natural philosophy and experimentation in England, but also Shakespeare's theatre. The first full length project to consider Shakespeare and John Dee in juxtaposition, this study brings textual and contextual evidence that Gonzalo, an honest old Counsellor in The Tempest, is a plausible theatrical representation of John Dee. At the same time, it places John Dee in the tradition of the philosophia perennis-accounting for what appears to the modern scholar the conflicting nature of his faith and his scientific mind, his powerful fantasy and his need for order and rigor-and clarifies Edward Kelly's role and creative participation in the scrying sessions, regarding him as co-author of the dramatic episodes reported in Dee's spiritual diaries. Finally, it connects the Enochian/Angelic language to the myth of the Adamic language at the core of Italian philosophy and brings evidence that the Enochian is an artificial language originated by applying creatively the analytical instruments of text hermeneutics used in the Cabala.

How long is Theatre, Magic and Philosophy?

Theatre, Magic and Philosophy by Gabriela Dragnea Horvath is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Theatre, Magic and Philosophy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Theatre, Magic and Philosophy aloud.

What Reading Level is Theatre, Magic and Philosophy?

Theatre, Magic and Philosophy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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