How Long to Read Of Words and the World

How Long Does it Take to Read Of Words and the World?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 40 minutes to read Of Words and the World by David R. Ellison

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

Description

Here David Ellison explores the problems encountered by France's best experimental authors writing between 1956 and 1984, when faced with the question: "What should my writing be about?" These years are characterized by the rise of the "new novelists," who questioned the representational function of writing as they created works of imagination that turned in upon themselves and away from exterior reality. It became fashionable at one point to affirm that literature was no longer about the world but uniquely about the words on a page, the signifying surface of the text. Ellison tests this assumption, showing that even in the most seemingly self-referential fictions the words point to the world from which they can never completely separate themselves. Through close readings Ellison examines the novels and theoretical writings of authors whose works are fundamental to our perception of contemporary French writing and thought: Camus, Robbe-Grillet, Simon, Duras, Sarraute, Blanchot, and Beckett. The result is a new understanding of the link between the referential function of literary language and the problematic of the ethics of fiction.

How long is Of Words and the World?

Of Words and the World by David R. Ellison is 220 pages long, and a total of 55,000 words.

This makes it 74% the length of the average book. It also has 67% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Of Words and the World Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours to read Of Words and the World aloud.

What Reading Level is Of Words and the World?

Of Words and the World 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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