How Long to Read Poems of the American Empire

By Jen Hedler Phillis

How Long Does it Take to Read Poems of the American Empire?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 51 minutes to read Poems of the American Empire by Jen Hedler Phillis

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

Description

Poems of the American Empire argues that careful attention to a particular strain of twentieth-century lyric poetry yields a counter-history of American global power. The period that Phillis covers—from Ezra Pound’s A Draft of XXX Cantos in 1930 to Cathy Park Hong’s Engine Empire in 2012—roughly matches what some consider the ascent and decline of the American empire. The diverse poems that appear in this book are united by their use of epic forms in the lyric poem, a combination that violates a fundamental framework of both genres’ relationship to time. This book makes a groundbreaking...

How long is Poems of the American Empire?

Poems of the American Empire by Jen Hedler Phillis is 226 pages long, and a total of 57,856 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Poems of the American Empire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 16 minutes to read Poems of the American Empire aloud.

What Reading Level is Poems of the American Empire?

Poems of the American Empire 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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