How Long to Read To Embody the Marvelous

How Long Does it Take to Read To Embody the Marvelous?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read To Embody the Marvelous by Esther Fernández

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

Description

To Embody the Marvelous: The Making of Illusions in Early Modern Spain engages with early modern notions of wonder in religious, artistic, and social contexts by examining puppetry and animation as the performative media of choice for mastering the art of illusion. From jointed, wood-carved figures of Christ, saintly marionettes that performed hagiographical dramas, experimental puppets and automata in Cervantes' Don Quixote, and the mechanical sets around which playwright Calderón de la Barca devised secular magic shows to deconstruct superstitions, these historical and fictional artifacts re-envisioned religious, artistic, and social notions that led early modern society to critically wrestle with enchantment and disenchantment. The use of animated performance objects in Spanish theatrical contexts during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries became one of the most effective pedagogical means to engage with civil society. Regardless of social strata, readers and spectators alike were caught up in a paradigm shift wherein belief systems were increasingly governed by reason--even though the discursive primacy of supernatural doxa and Christian wonder remained firmly entrenched. Thanks to their potential for motion, religious and profane puppets, automata, and mechanical stage props deployed a rationalized sense of wonder that illustrates the relationship between faith and reason, reevaluates the boundaries of fiction in art and entertainment cultures, acknowledges the rise of science and technology, and questions normative authority.

How long is To Embody the Marvelous?

To Embody the Marvelous by Esther Fernández 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 To Embody the Marvelous Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read To Embody the Marvelous aloud.

What Reading Level is To Embody the Marvelous?

To Embody the Marvelous 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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