How Long to Read Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace

How Long Does it Take to Read Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace by Rob Mayo

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Description

Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace is the first full-length study of this critically overlooked theme, addressing a major gap in Wallace studies. Wallace has long been recognised as a ‘depression laureate’ inheriting a mantle previously held by Sylvia Plath due to the frequent and remarkable depictions of depressed characters in his fiction. However, this book resists taking Wallace’s fiction at face value and instead situates close reading of his complex fictions in theoretical dialogue both with philosophical and theoretical texts and with contemporary authors and infl uences. This book explores Wallace’s complex engagement with philosophical and medical ideas of emotional suffering and demonstrates how this evolves over his career. The shifts in Wallace’s thematic focus on various forms of dysphoria, including heartache, loneliness, boredom, and anxiety, as well as depression, correspond to an increasingly pessimistic philosophy underlying his fiction.

How long is Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace?

Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace by Rob Mayo 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 Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace aloud.

What Reading Level is Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace?

Depression and Dysphoria in the Fiction of David Foster Wallace is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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