How Long to Read Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction

How Long Does it Take to Read Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction by Christian K. Messenger

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

Description

In this comprehensive and insightful study, Christian K. Messenger contends that American writers have always created characters at play in the sure knowledge that to be active in sport in America is to be in touch with its people, their traditions, and their fantasy lives. This is the first inclusive critical study of sport in American fiction with chapters on individual authors such as Hawthorne, Lardner, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Faulkner, as well as studies of sport in the literature of the frontier and in boys' formula fiction. A work of literary criticism, Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction also draws on the cultural history of American sport and leisure and on a century of American literature.

How long is Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction?

Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction by Christian K. Messenger is 369 pages long, and a total of 95,571 words.

This makes it 125% the length of the average book. It also has 117% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 42 minutes to read Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction aloud.

What Reading Level is Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction?

Sport and the Spirit of Play in American Fiction 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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