How Long to Read Representative Plays by American Dramatists

How Long Does it Take to Read Representative Plays by American Dramatists?

It takes the average reader and 48 minutes to read Representative Plays by American Dramatists by Clyde Fitch

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

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Book Excerpt :...Clyde Fitch brought a vivacity to the American stage that no other American playwright has thus far succeeded in emulating. The total impression of his work leads one to believe that he also brought to the American stage a style which was at the same time literary and distinctly his own. His personality was interesting and lovable, quickly responsive to a variety of human nature. No play of his was ever wholly worthless, because of that personal equation which lent youth and spontaneity to much of his dialogue. When he attained popular fame, he threw off his dramas--whether original or adapted from the French and German--with a rapidity and ease that did much to create a false impression as to his haste and casualness. But Fitch, though a nervously quick worker, was never careless. He pondered his dramas long, he carried his characters in mind for years, he almost memorized his dialogue before he set it down on paper. And if he wrote in his little note-books with the same staccato speed that an artist sketches, it was merely because he saw the picture vividly, and because the preliminaries had been done beforehand.The present Editor was privileged to know Fitch as a friend. And to be taken into the magic circle was to be given freely of that personal equation which made his plays so personal. This association was begun over a negative criticism of a play. An invitation followed to come and talk it over in his Fortieth Street study, the same room which--decorations, furniture, books and all--was bequeathed to Amherst College, and practically reproduces there the Fitchean flavour.I have seen Clyde Fitch on many diverse occasions. Through incisive comment on people, contemporary manners, and plays, which was let drop in conversation, I was able to estimate the natural tendency of Fitch's mind. His interest was never concerned solely with dominant characters; he was quick rather to sense the idiosyncrasies of the average person. His observation was caught by the seemingly unimportant, but no less identifying peculiarities of the middle class. Besides which, his irony was never more happy than when aimed against that social set which he knew, and good-humouredly satirized...

How long is Representative Plays by American Dramatists?

Representative Plays by American Dramatists by Clyde Fitch is 47 pages long, and a total of 12,079 words.

This makes it 16% the length of the average book. It also has 15% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Representative Plays by American Dramatists Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 6 minutes to read Representative Plays by American Dramatists aloud.

What Reading Level is Representative Plays by American Dramatists?

Representative Plays by American Dramatists is suitable for students ages 8 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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