How Long to Read Language-Paradox-Poetics

How Long Does it Take to Read Language-Paradox-Poetics?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read Language-Paradox-Poetics by James J.Y. Liu

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Description

In attempting to define a "poetics of paradox" from a traditional Chinese standpoint, James Liu explores through a comparative approach linguistic, textual, and interpretive problems of relevance to Western literary criticism. Liu's study evolves from a paradoxical view--originating from early Confucian and Daoist philosophical texts--that the less is "said" in poetry, the more is "meant." Such a view implied the existence of paradox in the very use of language and led traditional Chinese hermeneutics to a study of "metaparadox"--the use of language to explicate texts the meaning of which...

How long is Language-Paradox-Poetics?

Language-Paradox-Poetics by James J.Y. Liu is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Language-Paradox-Poetics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Language-Paradox-Poetics aloud.

What Reading Level is Language-Paradox-Poetics?

Language-Paradox-Poetics is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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