How Long to Read Poetry Performed

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetry Performed?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 36 minutes to read Poetry Performed by Jan Baetens

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

Description

Today, public readings have become a vital part of any form of literary life. Orality is the keyword of contemporary writing. Yet do we know what actually happens when a poetic text is read out loud? How are signs on a page transformed into a stage performance? What does it mean to move from a text meant for the eye alone to sounds and images presented in front of a living and actively participating audience? Poetry Performed: The Problem of Public Reading answers these questions, but not in abstract or general terms. Instead, author Jan Baetens examines how authors themselves live this experience of reading out loud and how they write about it in their works. Taking its departure from Balzac, this book revisits a wide range of masterpieces of nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, including works by Marcel Proust and James Joyce, and contains a series of close readings of contemporary artists (poets, performers, directors, comics authors) who try to invent new forms of public reading.

How long is Poetry Performed?

Poetry Performed by Jan Baetens is 154 pages long, and a total of 39,116 words.

This makes it 52% the length of the average book. It also has 48% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetry Performed Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 33 minutes to read Poetry Performed aloud.

What Reading Level is Poetry Performed?

Poetry Performed 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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