How Long to Read Religion Around Emily Dickinson

How Long Does it Take to Read Religion Around Emily Dickinson?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 16 minutes to read Religion Around Emily Dickinson by W. Clark Gilpin

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

Description

Religion Around Emily Dickinson begins with a seeming paradox posed by Dickinson’s posthumously published works: while her poems and letters contain many explicitly religious themes and concepts, throughout her life she resisted joining her local church and rarely attended services. Prompted by this paradox, W. Clark Gilpin proposes, first, that understanding the religious aspect of the surrounding culture enhances our appreciation of Emily Dickinson’s poetry and, second, that her poetry casts light on features of religion in nineteenth-century America that might otherwise escape our attention. Religion, especially Protestant Christianity, was “around” Emily Dickinson not only in explicitly religious practices, literature, architecture, and ideas but also as an embedded influence on normative patterns of social organization in the era, including gender roles, education, and ideals of personal intimacy and fulfillment. Through her poetry, Dickinson imaginatively reshaped this richly textured religious inheritance to create her own personal perspective on what it might mean to be religious in the nineteenth century. The artistry of her poetry and the profundity of her thought have meant that this personal perspective proved to be far more than “merely” personal. Instead, Dickinson’s creative engagement with the religion around her has stimulated and challenged successive generations of readers in the United States and around the world.

How long is Religion Around Emily Dickinson?

Religion Around Emily Dickinson by W. Clark Gilpin is 253 pages long, and a total of 64,009 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 Religion Around Emily Dickinson Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read Religion Around Emily Dickinson aloud.

What Reading Level is Religion Around Emily Dickinson?

Religion Around Emily Dickinson 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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