How Long to Read Selected Poems

How Long Does it Take to Read Selected Poems?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 19 minutes to read Selected Poems by Vladimir Mayakovsky

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

Description

James McGavran’s new translation of Vladimir Mayakovsky’s poetry is the first to fully capture the Futurist and Soviet agitprop artist’s voice. Because of his work as a propagandist for the Soviet regime, and because of his posthumous enshrinement by Stalin as “the best and most talented poet of our Soviet epoch,” Mayakovsky has most often been interpreted—and translated—within a political context. McGavran’s translations reveal a more nuanced poet who possessed a passion for word creation and linguistic manipulation. Mayakovsky’s bombastic metaphors and formal élan shine through in these...

How long is Selected Poems?

Selected Poems by Vladimir Mayakovsky is 368 pages long, and a total of 94,944 words.

This makes it 124% the length of the average book. It also has 116% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Selected Poems Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 38 minutes to read Selected Poems aloud.

What Reading Level is Selected Poems?

Selected Poems 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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