How Long to Read Virgin Martyrs

How Long Does it Take to Read Virgin Martyrs?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Virgin Martyrs by Karen A. Winstead

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

Description

Stories of the torture and execution of beautiful Christian women first appeared in late antiquity and proliferated during the early Middle Ages. A thousand years later, virgin martyrs were still the most popular female saints. Their legends, in countless retellings through the centuries, preserved a standard plot—the heroine resists a pagan suitor, endures cruelties inflicted by her rejected lover or outraged family, works miracles, and dies for Christ. That sequence was embellished by incidents emblematic of the specific saint: Juliana's battle with the devil, Barbara's immurement in the tower, Katherine's encounter with spiked wheels. Karen A. Winstead examines this seemingly static story form and discovers subtle shifts in the representation of the virgin martyrs, as their legends were adapted for changing audiences in late medieval England.

How long is Virgin Martyrs?

Virgin Martyrs by Karen A. Winstead is 216 pages long, and a total of 55,296 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Virgin Martyrs Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Virgin Martyrs aloud.

What Reading Level is Virgin Martyrs?

Virgin Martyrs 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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