How Long to Read Postapocalyptic Fantasies in Antebellum American Literature

How Long Does it Take to Read Postapocalyptic Fantasies in Antebellum American Literature?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read Postapocalyptic Fantasies in Antebellum American Literature by John Hay

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Description

Even before the Civil War, American writers were imagining life after a massive global catastrophe. For many, the blank slate of the American continent was instead a wreckage-strewn wasteland, a new world in ruins. Bringing together epic and lyric poems, fictional tales, travel narratives, and scientific texts, Postapocalyptic Fantasies in Antebellum American Literature reveals that US authors who enthusiastically celebrated the myths of primeval wilderness and virgin land also frequently resorted to speculations about the annihilation of civilizations, past and future. By examining such postapocalyptic fantasies, this study recovers an antebellum rhetoric untethered to claims for historical exceptionalism - a patriotic rhetoric that celebrates America while denying the United States a unique position outside of world history. As the scientific field of natural history produced new theories regarding biological extinction, geological transformation, and environmental collapse, American writers responded with wild visions of the ancient past and the distant future.

How long is Postapocalyptic Fantasies in Antebellum American Literature?

Postapocalyptic Fantasies in Antebellum American Literature by John Hay is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Postapocalyptic Fantasies in Antebellum American Literature Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read Postapocalyptic Fantasies in Antebellum American Literature aloud.

What Reading Level is Postapocalyptic Fantasies in Antebellum American Literature?

Postapocalyptic Fantasies in Antebellum American Literature is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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