How Long to Read The Birth of New Criticism

How Long Does it Take to Read The Birth of New Criticism?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read The Birth of New Criticism by Donald J. Childs

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

Description

Amid competing claims about who first developed the theories and practices that became known as New Criticism - the critical method that rose alongside Modernism - literary historians have generally given the lion's share of credit to William Empson and I.A. Richards. In The Birth of New Criticism Donald Childs challenges this consensus and provides a new and authoritative narrative of the movement's origins. At the centre stand Robert Graves and Laura Riding, two poet-critics who have been written out of the history of New Criticism. Childs brings to light the long-forgotten early criticism...

How long is The Birth of New Criticism?

The Birth of New Criticism by Donald J. Childs is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Birth of New Criticism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read The Birth of New Criticism aloud.

What Reading Level is The Birth of New Criticism?

The Birth of New Criticism 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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