How Long to Read African American Autobiography and the Quest for Freedom

How Long Does it Take to Read African American Autobiography and the Quest for Freedom?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 56 minutes to read African American Autobiography and the Quest for Freedom by Roland L. Williams Jr.

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

Description

Slave narratives were one of the earliest forms of African American writing. These works, autobiographical in nature, later fostered other pieces of African American autobiography. Since the rise of Black Studies in the late 1960s, leading critics have constructed black lives and letters as antitheses of the ways and writings of mainstream American culture. According to such thinking, black writing stems from a set of experiences very different from the world of whites, and black autobiography must therefore differ radically from heroic white American tales. But in pointing to differences between black and white autobiographical works, these critics have overlooked the similarities. This volume argues that the African American autobiography is a continuation of the epic tradition, much as the prose narratives of voyage by white Americans in the nineteenth century likewise represent the evolution of the epic genre. The book makes clear that the writers of black autobiography have shared and shaped American culture, and that their works are very much a part of American literature. An introductory essay provides a theoretical framework for the chapters that follow. It discusses the origins of African American autobiography and the larger themes of the epic tradition that are common to the works of both black and white authors. The book then pairs representative African American autobiographies with similar works by white writers. Thus the volume matches Olaudah Equiano's slave narrative with The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave with Richard Henry Dana's Two Years Before the Mast, and Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl with Fanny Fern's Ruth Hall. The study indicates that these various works all recognize the importance of learning as a means for attaining freedom. The final chapter provides a broad survey of the African American autobiography.

How long is African American Autobiography and the Quest for Freedom?

African American Autobiography and the Quest for Freedom by Roland L. Williams Jr. is 174 pages long, and a total of 44,196 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 54% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read African American Autobiography and the Quest for Freedom Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 1 minute to read African American Autobiography and the Quest for Freedom aloud.

What Reading Level is African American Autobiography and the Quest for Freedom?

African American Autobiography and the Quest for Freedom 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.

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