How Long to Read Poetry and the Thought of Song in Nineteenth-Century Britain

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetry and the Thought of Song in Nineteenth-Century Britain?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Poetry and the Thought of Song in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Elizabeth K. Helsinger

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Description

In arguing for the crucial importance of song for poets in the long nineteenth century, Elizabeth Helsinger focuses on both the effects of song on lyric forms and the mythopoetics through which poets explored the affinities of poetry with song. Looking in particular at individual poets and poems, Helsinger puts extensive close readings into productive conversation with nineteenth-century German philosophic and British scientific aesthetics. While she considers poets long described as "musical"—Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Gerard Manly Hopkins, Emily Brontë, and Algernon Charles Swinburne—Helsinger...

How long is Poetry and the Thought of Song in Nineteenth-Century Britain?

Poetry and the Thought of Song in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Elizabeth K. Helsinger is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetry and the Thought of Song in Nineteenth-Century Britain Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Poetry and the Thought of Song in Nineteenth-Century Britain aloud.

What Reading Level is Poetry and the Thought of Song in Nineteenth-Century Britain?

Poetry and the Thought of Song in Nineteenth-Century Britain is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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