How Long to Read Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon

How Long Does it Take to Read Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon by Steve Newman

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

Description

The humble ballad, defined in 1728 as "a song commonly sung up and down the streets," was widely used in elite literature in the eighteenth century and beyond. Authors ranging from John Gay to William Blake to Felicia Hemans incorporated the seemingly incongruous genre of the ballad into their work. Ballads were central to the Scottish Enlightenment's theorization of culture and nationality, to Shakespeare's canonization in the eighteenth century, and to the New Criticism's most influential work, Understanding Poetry. Just how and why did the ballad appeal to so many authors from the...

How long is Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon?

Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon by Steve Newman is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon aloud.

What Reading Level is Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon?

Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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