How Long to Read I and I

How Long Does it Take to Read I and I?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 4 minutes to read I and I by Rhonda Cobham

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

Description

When V.S. Naipaul, Kamau Brathwaite and Derek Walcott published their first literary efforts there was no such thing as a Caribbean literary tradition. By the end of the twentieth century their work had begun to set the standard for literary production across the English-speaking world and they knew it would outlive them. The epitaphs for themselves and others written into their later works are meant to pre- empt their judgement by others, to tutor us in the proper ways of reading their achievements and to insert into the literary tradition, against the odds, a record of their subjectivity. This endless tautological conversation of I with I conceals a drift towards aesthetic stagnation but it has allowed all three authors the licence to experiment with new forms and to face up to issues that in their earlier work they were too insecure or too inexperienced to confront.The elegant close readings Rhonda Cobham-Sander offers here from Naipaul's A Way in the World, Brathwaite's Barabajan Poems and Walcott's Omeros demonstrate how the project of writing one's critical epitaph becomes an overriding thematic concern as well as an important source of stylistic innovation in the work of all three writers. From personal testimony, to analytic insight, to theoretical interventions, her essays explore and celebrate the unique relationship the three writers forged with each other and with their Caribbean readers over the course of their careers."I and I: Epitaphs for the Self enhances critical appreciation of the work of Naipaul, Brathwaite and Walcott and, in effect, of anglophone Caribbean literature. To make the central focus of attention the authors' conflicted negotiations, knowing or subconscious, with their sense of self in relation to their Caribbean audience and context, is itself a significant contribution. . . . It should provoke some fresh thinking about the three authors. . . . The scholarship is sound and impressive."--Edward Baugh, Professor Emeritus, Department of English, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

How long is I and I?

I and I by Rhonda Cobham is 302 pages long, and a total of 76,104 words.

This makes it 102% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read I and I Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 55 minutes to read I and I aloud.

What Reading Level is I and I?

I and I is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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