How Long to Read Larkin's Blues

By Bobby Joe Leggett

How Long Does it Take to Read Larkin's Blues?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Larkin's Blues by Bobby Joe Leggett

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

Description

Until his recent fall from grace in the wake of the publication of some of his letters and a disparaging biography, Philip Larkin (1922-1985) was widely praised as the "unofficial laureate of post-1945 England" and "the best-loved poet of his generation." A longtime jazz and blues enthusiast, Larkin drew upon both kinds of music as his model for a poetry that would oppose the modernism of Eliot and Pound. In Larkin's Blues, B. J. Leggett not only demonstrates the extent to which Larkin's "jazz life," as he referred to it, informed his poetry but also effectively articulates the wider...

How long is Larkin's Blues?

Larkin's Blues by Bobby Joe Leggett is 227 pages long, and a total of 58,339 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Larkin's Blues Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 18 minutes to read Larkin's Blues aloud.

What Reading Level is Larkin's Blues?

Larkin's Blues 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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