How Long to Read A Folklorist's Progress

How Long Does it Take to Read A Folklorist's Progress?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 20 minutes to read A Folklorist's Progress by Stith Thompson

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

Description

The Life of Stith Thompson as revealed in these pages was in some ways ordinary, in others extraordinary. Reading through A Folklorist's Progress one sees clearly the contours of an academic life in the midcentury United States. In an efficient manner, Professor Thompson portrays the rounds of an academic of the period, planning for courses, establishing and revising programs, attending international meetings and conferences, working ideas into publications. He also describes the social domain with its cycle of parties, receptions, visits, and social clubs. These autobiographical pages paint an engaging portrait of community organized around the life of the intellect. But not every scholar has the opportunity to found an academic field, and in this light the career of Stith Thompson veers toward the extraordinary. Obituaries described Thompson as ""the father of folklore"", a journalistic label that, with some qualifications, epitomizes his scholarly career. While folklore studies existed in Europe well before Thompson's lifetime, it was Stith Thompson who, in 1949, conceived of a doctoral degree program in folklore, the first in the U.S. Stith Thompson's success in securing support for the unknown discipline of folklore was due to his stature in the academic community, his skill in dealing with the administrative structure of an American university, and his ties to funding agencies, the state department, and scholarly societies all over the world.

How long is A Folklorist's Progress?

A Folklorist's Progress by Stith Thompson is 380 pages long, and a total of 95,000 words.

This makes it 128% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Folklorist's Progress Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 39 minutes to read A Folklorist's Progress aloud.

What Reading Level is A Folklorist's Progress?

A Folklorist's Progress 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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