How Long to Read Text and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll

How Long Does it Take to Read Text and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 4 minutes to read Text and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll by Simon Warner

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

Description

Text and Drugs and Rock'n'Roll explores the interaction between two of the most powerful socio-cultural movements in the post-war years - the literary forces of the Beat Generation and the musical energies of rock and its attendant culture. Simon Warner examines the interweaving strands, seeded by the poet/novelists Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and others in the 1940s and 1950s, and cultivated by most of the major rock figures who emerged after 1960 - Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Bowie, the Clash and Kurt Cobain, to name just a few. This fascinating cultural history delves into a wide range of issues: Was rock culture the natural heir to the activities of the Beats? Were the hippies the Beats of the 1960s? What attitude did the Beat writers have towards musical forms and particularly rock music? How did literary works shape the consciousness of leading rock music-makers and their followers? Why did Beat literature retain its cultural potency with later rock musicians who rejected hippie values? How did rock musicians use the material of Beat literature in their own work? How did Beat figures become embroiled in the process of rock creativity? These questions are addressed through a number of approaches - the influence of drugs, the relevance of politics, the effect of religious and spiritual pursuits, the rise of the counter-culture, the issue of sub-cultures and their construction, and so on. The result is a highly readable history of the innumerable links between two of the most revolutionary artistic movements of the last 60 years.

How long is Text and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll?

Text and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll by Simon Warner is 356 pages long, and a total of 91,136 words.

This makes it 120% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Text and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 18 minutes to read Text and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll aloud.

What Reading Level is Text and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll?

Text and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll 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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