How Long to Read The Common Pursuit

How Long Does it Take to Read The Common Pursuit?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 5 minutes to read The Common Pursuit by F. R. Leavis

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

Description

F. R. Leavis was the chief editor of Scrutiny, which between 1932 and 1953 had some claim on being the most influential literary journal in the English-speaking world. The Common Pursuit is a selection of Leavis's essays from Scrutiny, including his robust defence of Milton against T. S. Eliot, his deeply-felt engagement with Shakespeare, and his severe strictures on attempts to import sociology and political activism into the study of literature. The title of the book comes from a passage in Eliot's 'The Function of Criticism', in which the poet argues that the critic must engage in 'the common pursuit of true judgment'. For Leavis, this meant a strenuous insistence on discriminatory criticism - clear statements about what is good and morally mature and admirable, and equally clear condemnation of what is trivial. The Common Pursuit, with its controversial judgments of Bunyan and Auden, Swift and Forster, remains as challenging now as it did in 1952, and it is easy to see why Leavis - who was never offered a professorship by Cambridge University - held such sway over the study of English literature in his time.

How long is The Common Pursuit?

The Common Pursuit by F. R. Leavis is 243 pages long, and a total of 61,479 words.

This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 75% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Common Pursuit Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 35 minutes to read The Common Pursuit aloud.

What Reading Level is The Common Pursuit?

The Common Pursuit 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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