How Long to Read A Pocket Guide to Twentieth Century Drama

How Long Does it Take to Read A Pocket Guide to Twentieth Century Drama?

It takes the average reader 5 hours to read A Pocket Guide to Twentieth Century Drama by Stephen Unwin

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

Description

If great drama flourishes in a changing world, the twentieth century may prove itself the most dramatically fruitful ever. The briefest historical outline shows a time of extraordinary upheaval, and twentieth-century drama's greatest achievement was that it managed to reflect those changes with courage, vision, and artistry. In A Pocket Guide to 20th Century Drama, Stephen Unwin and Carole Woddis examine fifty seminal works from the past one hundred years, and in the process chart some of the most profound events of that era -- from Anton Chekhov's illustration of the fin-de-siecle clash in cultural value systems in The Cherry Orchard to World War II's legacy of moral despair as voiced in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot to Tony Kushner's stark and moving exploration of the ravages of AIDS in Angels in America. For each play, a precis is provided, along with a brief essay on its historical and literary context and a rundown of pertinent productions. In addition, the authors provide both an overview of the past century in history and drama, and a chronicle of one thousand of the century's notable plays, providing an understanding of what other works were being written at the time.

How long is A Pocket Guide to Twentieth Century Drama?

A Pocket Guide to Twentieth Century Drama by Stephen Unwin is 300 pages long, and a total of 75,000 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 92% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Pocket Guide to Twentieth Century Drama Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 49 minutes to read A Pocket Guide to Twentieth Century Drama aloud.

What Reading Level is A Pocket Guide to Twentieth Century Drama?

A Pocket Guide to Twentieth Century Drama 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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