How Long to Read Modern Poetry and the Idea of Language

How Long Does it Take to Read Modern Poetry and the Idea of Language?

It takes the average reader 5 hours to read Modern Poetry and the Idea of Language by Gerald L. Bruns

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

Description

Here Gerald L. Bruns does something remarkable: he makes accessible the theoretical issues involved in the discussion of language as discourse versus that used in art. On one side, we have the language of Orpheus that seeks to unite poetry and man's experience in the world; and on the other -- what Bruns calls the "hermetic tradition" -- we have language used purely for literary and artistic ends, as exemplified in the works of Rabelais, Flaubert (his grand ambition was to write a novel about nothing), Joyce, and Beckett. In the process of examining these two contrasting traditions, Bruns...

How long is Modern Poetry and the Idea of Language?

Modern Poetry and the Idea of Language by Gerald L. Bruns is 300 pages long, and a total of 75,000 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 92% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Modern Poetry and the Idea of Language Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 49 minutes to read Modern Poetry and the Idea of Language aloud.

What Reading Level is Modern Poetry and the Idea of Language?

Modern Poetry and the Idea of Language 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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