How Long to Read Allusion to the Poets

How Long Does it Take to Read Allusion to the Poets?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 51 minutes to read Allusion to the Poets by Christopher Ricks

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

Description

Allusion to the words and phrases of ancestral voices is one of the hiding-places of poetry's power. Poets appreciate the great debts that they owe to previous poets, and are often duly and newly grateful. Allusion to the Poets consists of twelve essays - four published here for the first time- on allusion and its relations, in particular on the use that poets in English have made of the very words of poets in English.The first half of the book, on 'The Poet as Heir', consists of six chapters devoted to individual poets, Augustan, Romantic, and Victorian: Dryden and Pope, Burns, Wordsworth,...

How long is Allusion to the Poets?

Allusion to the Poets by Christopher Ricks is 345 pages long, and a total of 87,975 words.

This makes it 116% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Allusion to the Poets Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours to read Allusion to the Poets aloud.

What Reading Level is Allusion to the Poets?

Allusion to the Poets 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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