How Long to Read America's Folklorist

How Long Does it Take to Read America's Folklorist?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 56 minutes to read America's Folklorist by Lawrence R. Rodgers

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

Description

Folklorist, writer, editor, regionalist, cultural activist—Benjamin Albert Botkin (1901–1975) was an American intellectual who made a mark on the twentieth century, even though most people may be unaware of it. This book, the first to reevaluate the legacy of Botkin in the history of American culture, celebrates his centenary through a collection of writings that assess his influence on scholarship and the American scene. Through his work with the Federal Writers' Project during the New Deal, the Writers' Unit of the Library of Congress Project, and the Archive of American Folksong, Botkin did more to collect and disseminate the nation's folk-cultural heritage than any other individual in the twentieth century. This volume focuses on Botkin's eclectic but interrelated concerns, work, and vision and offers a detailed sense of his life, milieu, influences, and long-term contributions. Just as Botkin boldly cut across the boundaries between high and low, popular and folk, this book brings together reflections that range from the historical to the philosophical to the disarmingly personal. One group of articles looks at his career and includes the first extended analysis of Botkin's poetry; another probes the fruitful relationships Botkin had with leading musicologists, composers, poets, and intellectuals of his day. This is also the first book to bring together a collection of Botkin's best-known writings, giving readers an opportunity to appreciate his wide-ranging mind and clear, often memorable prose. For Botkin, the blurring of art and science, literature and folklore was not just a philosophy but a way of life. This book reflects that life and invites fans and those new to Botkin to appraise his lasting contributions.

How long is America's Folklorist?

America's Folklorist by Lawrence R. Rodgers is 293 pages long, and a total of 74,129 words.

This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

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

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 45 minutes to read America's Folklorist aloud.

What Reading Level is America's Folklorist?

America's Folklorist 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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