How Long to Read Investigating Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time

How Long Does it Take to Read Investigating Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read Investigating Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time by Isabelle Joyau

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

Description

"This stimulating study of Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time will be welcomed by all those interested in the development of contemporary English fiction. The clarity of Isabelle Joyau's style, the freshness of her approach will appeal to academics and non-academics alike. She steers clear of the tyranny of 'theory' favouring instead Auden's 'single intuitive glance', the assumption being that the critical method is ultimately oneself, thus managing to communicate, or revive, the pleasure given by the text under scrutiny. The detailed examination of individual themes (the narrator's quest for truth, time, the sociological aspect, structure, surface and depth, the abyss of carnality, the series and its generic affiliations) is subordinate to the book's wider purpose: the examination of that tour de force, the creation of a compelling epic of insignificance. With up-to-date philosophical reading, awareness of the fiction of Powell's contemporaries, and a strong parallel drawn between Powell's work and Montaigne's Essays - more relevant than the obvious comparison with Proust - the range of cultural references is wide because the richness of Powell's unique achievement as well as his notion of a cultural continuum are best illuminated through the evocative power of intertextuality."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

How long is Investigating Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time?

Investigating Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time by Isabelle Joyau is 217 pages long, and a total of 55,769 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Investigating Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 4 minutes to read Investigating Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time aloud.

What Reading Level is Investigating Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time?

Investigating Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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