How Long to Read Poets of the Chinese Revolution

How Long Does it Take to Read Poets of the Chinese Revolution?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 53 minutes to read Poets of the Chinese Revolution by Gregor Benton

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

Description

This is a book of poems by four veteran Chinese revolutionaries. Chen Duxiu led China's early cultural awakening before founding the Communist Party in 1921. Mao led the Party to power in 1949. Zheng Chaolin, Chen Duxiu's disciple and, like him, a convert to Trotskyism, spent 34 years in jail, first under the Nationalists and then under Mao. The guerrilla Chen Yi wrote poems in mountain bivouacs or the heat of battle. All wrote in the classical style, which Mao Zedong officially proscribed, though he and other leaders kept using it. Poetry, especially classical poetry, plays a different role in China, and in Chinese revolution, from in the West - it is collective and collaborative. The four poets were entangled with one another in various ways. Chen Duxiu inspired Mao, though Mao later denounced him. Mao and Zheng joined the leadership under Chen Duxiu in the 1920s, though Mao later gaoled Zheng. The maverick Chen Yi was Zheng's associate in France and Mao's comrade-in-arms in China, but he clashed with the Maoists in the Cultural Revolution. Together, the four poets illustrate the complex relationship between Communist revolution and Chinese cultural tradition.

How long is Poets of the Chinese Revolution?

Poets of the Chinese Revolution by Gregor Benton is 405 pages long, and a total of 103,275 words.

This makes it 137% the length of the average book. It also has 126% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Poets of the Chinese Revolution Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 24 minutes to read Poets of the Chinese Revolution aloud.

What Reading Level is Poets of the Chinese Revolution?

Poets of the Chinese Revolution 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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