How Long to Read British Fiction 1945 to Present

How Long Does it Take to Read British Fiction 1945 to Present?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read British Fiction 1945 to Present by Patricia Waugh

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

Description

More than in any other age, perhaps, writers of the period 1945-2005 have been endlessly and self-reflexively preoccupied with narratives of history and identity, with memory, and with the construction and reconstruction of self and society. The period is marked by powerful emotions: guilt and horror in the wake of World War Two and the Holocaust; anxieties about the feeling of cultural exhaustion after Modernism or the loss of a common culture and the crisis in realism, but also a sense of new opportunities, political realignments, the rediscovery of buried traditions and the utopianism of emancipatory politics. This history will be organised in chronological fashion engaging with histories, critical perspectives, texts and movements, but will avoid the bland chronicle or overview by departing from, or problematising, in various ways, a straightforward chronology. Each chapter will contain a ‘snapshot’ section which takes a significant year in the decade and focuses intensely on the constellation of cultural and political practices and events, literary publications and activities, key texts and subsequent mythologisations of the ‘moment’. Each chapter will also select two or three significant themes or motifs which evolve throughout the period or rework preoccupations which predate 1945. Each chapter will also allow space to dwell in some depth on a selection of texts, chosen for both their broader historical and literary significance.

How long is British Fiction 1945 to Present?

British Fiction 1945 to Present by Patricia Waugh is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read British Fiction 1945 to Present Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read British Fiction 1945 to Present aloud.

What Reading Level is British Fiction 1945 to Present?

British Fiction 1945 to Present 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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