How Long to Read Readings at the Edge of Literature

How Long Does it Take to Read Readings at the Edge of Literature?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 18 minutes to read Readings at the Edge of Literature by Myra Jehlen

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

Description

Myra Jehlen's aim in these essays is to read for what she calls the edge of literature: the point at which writing seems unable to say more, which is also, for Jehlen, the threshold of the real. It is here, she argues, that the central paradoxes of the American project become clear—self-reliance and responsibility, universal equality and the pursuit of empire, writing from the heart and representing shared values and ideas. Developing these paradoxes to their utmost tension, American writers often produce penetrating critiques of American society without puncturing its basic myths. For...

How long is Readings at the Edge of Literature?

Readings at the Edge of Literature by Myra Jehlen is 254 pages long, and a total of 64,516 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Readings at the Edge of Literature Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 52 minutes to read Readings at the Edge of Literature aloud.

What Reading Level is Readings at the Edge of Literature?

Readings at the Edge of Literature 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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