How Long to Read Cross-Cultural Visions in African American Modernism

How Long Does it Take to Read Cross-Cultural Visions in African American Modernism?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Cross-Cultural Visions in African American Modernism by Yoshinobu Hakutani

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Description

Yoshinobu Hakutani traces the development of African American modernism, which initially gathered momentum with Richard Wright's literary manifesto "Blueprint for Negro Writing" in 1937. Hakutani dissects and discusses the cross-cultural influences on the then-burgeoning discipline in three stages: American dialogues, European and African cultural visions, and Asian and African American cross-cultural visions. In writing Black Boy, the centerpiece of the Chicago Renaissance, Wright was inspired by Theodore Dreiser. Because the European and African cultural visions that Wright, Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, and Toni Morrison acquired were buttressed by the universal humanism that is common to all cultures, this ideology is shown to transcend the problems of society. Fascinated by Eastern thought and art, Wright, Walker, Sonia Sanchez, and James Emanuel wrote highly accomplished poetry and prose. Like Ezra Pound, Wright was drawn to classic haiku, as reflected in the 4,000 haiku he wrote at the end of his life. As W. B. Yeats's symbolism was influenced by his cross-cultural visions of noh theatre and Irish folklore, so is James Emanuel's jazz haiku energized by his cross-cultural rhythms of Japanese poetry and African American music. The book demonstrates some of the most visible cultural exchanges in modern and postmodern African American literature. Such a study can be extended to other contemporary African American writers whose works also thrive on their cross-cultural visions, such as Amiri Baraka, Ishmael Reed, Charles Johnson, and haiku poet Lenard Moore.

How long is Cross-Cultural Visions in African American Modernism?

Cross-Cultural Visions in African American Modernism by Yoshinobu Hakutani is 262 pages long, and a total of 66,024 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Cross-Cultural Visions in African American Modernism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read Cross-Cultural Visions in African American Modernism aloud.

What Reading Level is Cross-Cultural Visions in African American Modernism?

Cross-Cultural Visions in African American Modernism is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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