How Long to Read Poetry as Testimony

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetry as Testimony?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 6 minutes to read Poetry as Testimony by Antony Rowland

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

Description

This book analyzes Holocaust poetry, war poetry, working-class poetry, and 9/11 poetry as forms of testimony. Rowland argues that testamentary poetry requires a different approach to traditional ways of dealing with poems due to the pressure of the metatext (the original, traumatic events), the poems’ demands for the hyper-attentiveness of the reader, and a paradox of identification that often draws the reader towards identifying with the poet’s experience, but then reminds them of its sublimity. He engages with the work of a diverse range of twentieth-century authors and across the...

How long is Poetry as Testimony?

Poetry as Testimony by Antony Rowland is 184 pages long, and a total of 46,736 words.

This makes it 62% the length of the average book. It also has 57% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetry as Testimony Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 15 minutes to read Poetry as Testimony aloud.

What Reading Level is Poetry as Testimony?

Poetry as Testimony is suitable for students ages 10 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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