How Long to Read Woman as 'Nobody' and the Novels of Fanny Burney

How Long Does it Take to Read Woman as 'Nobody' and the Novels of Fanny Burney?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 55 minutes to read Woman as 'Nobody' and the Novels of Fanny Burney by Joanne Cutting-Gray

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

Description

Cutting-Gray places Burney's eighteenth-century view of Woman alongside those views of such contemporary theorists as Kristeva, Irigaray, and Arendt and discovers that Burney dismantles both the old social order and any new order that dictates resistance to male authority. Neither alternative explains the gaps that occur when Burney's heroines resort to madness, sickness, or fits of hysteria to make themselves heard. "Nobody" shifts the perspective away from revolution and becomes a source of political power in itself. Burney, considered Jane Austen's literary mother, shaped both the tradition of women novelists and the novel of manners. Cutting-Gray devotes a chapter to a postmodern reading of each of the novels. In Evelina she explores the ways in which Evelina conceals her sexual and verbal power; in Cecilia and Camilla outbursts of feeling register as hysteria and madness to a patriarchal culture. Burney's growing concern with female namelessness becomes explicit in The Wanderer, a novel about a woman who refuses to name herself. Cutting-Gray analyzes this novel's central figure, "Incognita," rendering a playful figure of speech into a philosophical thesis about the identity of women. By the close of the book, "Nobody" replaces "author" and converts the entity "Fanny Burney" into a multivoiced community.

How long is Woman as 'Nobody' and the Novels of Fanny Burney?

Woman as 'Nobody' and the Novels of Fanny Burney by Joanne Cutting-Gray is 169 pages long, and a total of 43,771 words.

This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Woman as 'Nobody' and the Novels of Fanny Burney Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 59 minutes to read Woman as 'Nobody' and the Novels of Fanny Burney aloud.

What Reading Level is Woman as 'Nobody' and the Novels of Fanny Burney?

Woman as 'Nobody' and the Novels of Fanny Burney is suitable for students ages 10 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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