How Long to Read The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 7, Prose Writing, 1940-1990
By Sacvan Bercovitch
How Long Does it Take to Read The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 7, Prose Writing, 1940-1990?
It takes the average reader 13 hours and 57 minutes to read The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 7, Prose Writing, 1940-1990 by Sacvan Bercovitch
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Description
Volume VII of the Cambridge History of American Literature examines a broad range of American literature of the past half-century, revealing complex relations to changes in society. Christopher Bigsby discusses American dramatists from Tennessee Williams to August Wilson, showing how innovations in theatre anticipated a world of emerging countercultures and provided America with an alternative view of contemporary life. Morris Dickstein describes the condition of rebellion in fiction from 1940 to 1970, linking writers as diverse as James Baldwin and John Updike. John Burt examines writers of the American South, describing the tensions between modernization and continued entanglements with the past. Wendy Steiner examines the postmodern fictions since 1970, and shows how the questioning of artistic assumptions has broadened the canon of American literature. Finally, Cyrus Patell highlights the voices of Native American, Asian American, Chicano, gay and lesbian writers, often marginalized but here discussed within and against a broad set of national traditions.
How long is The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 7, Prose Writing, 1940-1990?
The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 7, Prose Writing, 1940-1990 by Sacvan Bercovitch is 824 pages long, and a total of 209,296 words.
This makes it 278% the length of the average book. It also has 256% more words than the average book.
How Long Does it Take to Read The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 7, Prose Writing, 1940-1990 Aloud?
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 19 hours and 3 minutes to read The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 7, Prose Writing, 1940-1990 aloud.
What Reading Level is The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 7, Prose Writing, 1940-1990?
The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 7, Prose Writing, 1940-1990 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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