How Long to Read Among the Enigmas

How Long Does it Take to Read Among the Enigmas?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 30 minutes to read Among the Enigmas by Robert Jesse Murphy

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

Description

Poetry. "To spend time with Robert Murphy's AMONG THE ENIGMAS is to be in the presence of a great soul. At the center of Murphy's vision�for he is, make no mistake, a visionary poet in the line of Blake, in touch with truths that exist far beyond the page�is a battle between stasis and dynamism, between appearance and reality, between Truth and a diversity of truths. In his stunningly bleak psalm, 'As if Cattle,' Murphy observes the herd in 'bland bowed calm' as long as its 'hunger, thirst, or fear is slaked,'�that is, until it meets its mortal fate. 'Jumping Jehoshaphat!' he exclaims in 'The Appearance of it All,' one of the volume's finest poems, 'Only a Holy Fool / Would come down here' to attempt to reason with common sense and the world of appearances. While Murphy's poems are animated by a dynamic spirit, they're thoroughly skeptical of received truths. That skepticism breeds a black humor and a wild, Joycean paronomasia. The punning Bursts forth in Murphy's major sequence of nine 'Imp' poems, which importunately explore, in the persona of a Socratic inchling/inkling, various imponderables, impositions, impostures, and a great deal more. Adding to the serious fun is the engrossing artwork of David Golder, which engages with, rather than illustrates, Murphy's verse."�David M. Katz

How long is Among the Enigmas?

Among the Enigmas by Robert Jesse Murphy is 88 pages long, and a total of 22,704 words.

This makes it 30% the length of the average book. It also has 28% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Among the Enigmas Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 4 minutes to read Among the Enigmas aloud.

What Reading Level is Among the Enigmas?

Among the Enigmas 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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