How Long to Read John Berryman and Robert Giroux

How Long Does it Take to Read John Berryman and Robert Giroux?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 7 minutes to read John Berryman and Robert Giroux by Patrick Samway S.J.

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

Description

This engaging study provides new perspectives on the lives and work of two major figures in American poetry and publishing in the second half of the twentieth century: Robert Giroux (1914–2008), editor-in-chief of Harcourt, Brace and Company and later of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and John Berryman (1914–1972), Pulitzer Prize–winning poet and Shakespearean scholar who also received a National Book Award and a Bollingen Prize for Poetry. From their first meeting as undergraduates at Columbia College in New York City in the early 1930s, Giroux and Berryman became lifelong friends and publishing partners. Patrick Samway received unprecedented access to Giroux’s letters and essays. By incorporating either sections or whole letters of the correspondence between Berryman and Giroux into this book, Samway makes available for the first time a historical account of their relationship, including revealing portraits of their personal lives. As Giroux edited over a dozen books by Berryman, his letters to the poet were often filled with editorial details and pertinent observations, emanating from his genuine affection for his friend, whose talent he never doubted, even as Berryman endured prolonged periods of hospitalization due to his alcoholism. Giroux gave Berryman the greatest gift he could: sustained encouragement to continue writing without trying to manipulate or discourage him in any way. But Giroux also had a deep-seated secret desire to surpass the essays written about Shakespeare by Berryman, as well as the book on Shakespeare written by their mutual professor Mark Van Doren. Giroux’s volume, The Book Known as Q: A Consideration of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, was finally published in 1982. Samway’s fascinating account of a gifted but troubled poet and his devoted yet conflicted editor will interest fans of Berryman and all readers and students of American poetry.

How long is John Berryman and Robert Giroux?

John Berryman and Robert Giroux by Patrick Samway S.J. is 363 pages long, and a total of 91,839 words.

This makes it 123% the length of the average book. It also has 112% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read John Berryman and Robert Giroux Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 21 minutes to read John Berryman and Robert Giroux aloud.

What Reading Level is John Berryman and Robert Giroux?

John Berryman and Robert Giroux 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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