How Long to Read Voluntary Servitude and the Erotics of Friendship

How Long Does it Take to Read Voluntary Servitude and the Erotics of Friendship?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 43 minutes to read Voluntary Servitude and the Erotics of Friendship by Marc D. Schachter

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

Description

Focusing primarily on three early modern French authors, this book explores the erotics and politics of "voluntary servitude" in classical antiquity and the early modern period. These authors-Étienne de La Boétie, Michel de Montaigne, and Marie de Gournay-pursue related inquiries into voluntary servitude and self-control in marriage, friendship, pederasty and politics. Marc Schachter shows how Montaigne's intimate textual relationship with La Boétie provides him the opportunity to honor his beloved friend while transforming many of his ideas. Similarly, Marie de Gournay's editorial voluntary servitude to Montaigne provides her the occasion to authorize her own practice as a woman author and to engage critically with Montaigne's ideas even as she celebrates her friendship with him. Schachter's analyses are pursued particularly through the lens of Michel Foucualt's concept of governmentality which, like voluntary servitude, operates on three interrelated scales: self-control, control in interpersonal relationships, and political control. Schachter argues that thinking about the function of voluntary servitude through the lens of governmentality leads to a more nuanced understanding both of Foucault's late work and of the transformational possibilities offered by friendship and voluntary servitude in early modern France.

How long is Voluntary Servitude and the Erotics of Friendship?

Voluntary Servitude and the Erotics of Friendship by Marc D. Schachter is 389 pages long, and a total of 100,751 words.

This makes it 131% the length of the average book. It also has 123% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Voluntary Servitude and the Erotics of Friendship Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 10 minutes to read Voluntary Servitude and the Erotics of Friendship aloud.

What Reading Level is Voluntary Servitude and the Erotics of Friendship?

Voluntary Servitude and the Erotics of Friendship is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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