How Long to Read Selected Poems of Anthony Hecht

How Long Does it Take to Read Selected Poems of Anthony Hecht?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read Selected Poems of Anthony Hecht by Anthony Hecht

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

Description

Alongside Wallace Stevens, James Merrill, and other pillars of twentieth-century poetry, Anthony Hecht joins the Borzoi Poetry series. Hecht, whose writing rings with the cadences of the King James Bible, and who, as an infantryman at the end of World War II, participated in the liberation of the concentration camps, lived and experienced the best and worst of the twentieth century. Readers of this volume—the first selected poems to be made from Hecht’s seven individual volumes—will be captivated by Hecht’s dark music and allusions to the literature of the past. As J. D. McClatchy explains in...

How long is Selected Poems of Anthony Hecht?

Selected Poems of Anthony Hecht by Anthony Hecht is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Selected Poems of Anthony Hecht Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read Selected Poems of Anthony Hecht aloud.

What Reading Level is Selected Poems of Anthony Hecht?

Selected Poems of Anthony Hecht 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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