How Long to Read The Critical Reception of Emerson

How Long Does it Take to Read The Critical Reception of Emerson?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read The Critical Reception of Emerson by Sarah Ann Wider

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

Description

A history of the most important scholarly criticism of Emerson from his time down to the present. Since the 1820s, Ralph Waldo Emerson has provoked an unsettled response from his readers and contentiousness among critics. Critics still contest Emerson's position: Was he poet or philosopher? Did he liberate American literatureor narrow it to a one-dimensional idea? Is his signature concept of self-reliance the most profound contribution to democratic individualism or the epitome of capitalism's impoverished thought? But by the mid 20th century the swing between condemnation and celebration of Emerson had given way to the familiar story of his bisected career, which provided a neat structure for viewing his life and work, and shaped our thought about him. Now that story is beingchallenged by the application of poststructuralism and textual editing, and with the publication of an amazing repertoire of editions, the Emerson canon is changing. The result is that Emerson criticism now faces a far more complex group of writings than before. One hundred and fifty years after Emerson styled himself an 'experimenter' who would 'unsettle all things, ' this new critical history illustrates the continuing, thought-provoking success of thatexperiment. Sarah Ann Wider is Professor of English at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York.

How long is The Critical Reception of Emerson?

The Critical Reception of Emerson by Sarah Ann Wider is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Critical Reception of Emerson Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read The Critical Reception of Emerson aloud.

What Reading Level is The Critical Reception of Emerson?

The Critical Reception of Emerson is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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