How Long to Read Masculinities in Literature of the American West

How Long Does it Take to Read Masculinities in Literature of the American West?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 22 minutes to read Masculinities in Literature of the American West by Lydia R. Cooper

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

Description

The Western genre provides the most widely recognized, iconic images of masculinity in the United States - gun-slinging, laconic white male heroes who emphasize individualism, violence, and an idiosyncratic form of justice. This idealized masculinity has been fused with ideas of national identity and character. Masculinities in Literature of the American West examines how contemporary literary Westerns push back against the coded image of the Western hero, exposing pervasive anxieties about what it means to "act like a man." Contemporary Westerns critique assumptions about innate connections between power, masculinity, and "American" character that influence public rhetoric even in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. These novels struggle with the monumental challenge of all Westerns: the challenge of being human in a place where "being a man" is so strictly coded, so unachievable, so complicit in atrocity, and so desirable that it is worth dying for, worth killing for, or perhaps worth nothing at all.

How long is Masculinities in Literature of the American West?

Masculinities in Literature of the American West by Lydia R. Cooper is 197 pages long, and a total of 50,629 words.

This makes it 66% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Masculinities in Literature of the American West Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 36 minutes to read Masculinities in Literature of the American West aloud.

What Reading Level is Masculinities in Literature of the American West?

Masculinities in Literature of the American West is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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