How Long to Read Last Looks, Last Books

How Long Does it Take to Read Last Looks, Last Books?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read Last Looks, Last Books by Helen Vendler

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

Description

Modern American poets writing in the face of death In Last Looks, Last Books, the eminent critic Helen Vendler examines the ways in which five great modern American poets, writing their final books, try to find a style that does justice to life and death alike. With traditional religious consolations no longer available to them, these poets must invent new ways to express the crisis of death, as well as the paradoxical coexistence of a declining body and an undiminished consciousness. In The Rock, Wallace Stevens writes simultaneous narratives of winter and spring; in Ariel, Sylvia Plath...

How long is Last Looks, Last Books?

Last Looks, Last Books by Helen Vendler is 168 pages long, and a total of 43,344 words.

This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Last Looks, Last Books Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read Last Looks, Last Books aloud.

What Reading Level is Last Looks, Last Books?

Last Looks, Last Books is suitable for students ages 10 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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