How Long to Read Museum of Words

How Long Does it Take to Read Museum of Words?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Museum of Words by James A. W. Heffernan

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

Description

Ekphrasis is the art of describing works of art, the verbal representation of visual representation. Profoundly ambivalent, ekphrastic poetry celebrates the power of the silent image even as it tries to circumscribe that power with the authority of the word. Over the ages its practitioners have created a museum of words about real and imaginary paintings and sculptures. In the first book ever to explore this museum, James Heffernan argues that ekphrasis stages a battle for mastery between the image and the word. Moving from the epics of Homer, Virgil, and Dante to contemporary American poetry, this book treats the history of struggle between rival systems of representation. Readable and well illustrated, this study of how poets have represented painting and sculpture is a major contribution to our understanding of the relation between the arts.

How long is Museum of Words?

Museum of Words by James A. W. Heffernan is 261 pages long, and a total of 65,511 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Museum of Words Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 57 minutes to read Museum of Words aloud.

What Reading Level is Museum of Words?

Museum of Words 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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