How Long to Read Postcolonial Overtures

How Long Does it Take to Read Postcolonial Overtures?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 1 minute to read Postcolonial Overtures by Julia C. Obert

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

Description

Postcolonial Overtures explores the importance of sound in contemporary Northern Irish writing, focusing on the work of three canonical poets: Ciaran Carson, Derek Mahon, and Paul Muldoon. Obert argues that these poets respond to what Edward Said calls "geographical violence"—to the stratification of the North’s visual spaces; to the sectarian symbols splashed across Belfast and beyond—by turning from the eye to the ear, tentatively remapping place in acoustic space. Carson, for instance, casts Troubles-era Belfast as a "demolition city," its landmarks "swallowed in the maw of time and...

How long is Postcolonial Overtures?

Postcolonial Overtures by Julia C. Obert is 236 pages long, and a total of 60,416 words.

This makes it 80% the length of the average book. It also has 74% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Postcolonial Overtures Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 30 minutes to read Postcolonial Overtures aloud.

What Reading Level is Postcolonial Overtures?

Postcolonial Overtures 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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