How Long to Read The Evolution of Walt Whitman

How Long Does it Take to Read The Evolution of Walt Whitman?

It takes the average reader 13 hours and 55 minutes to read The Evolution of Walt Whitman by Roger Asselineau

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

Description

Now, nearly forty years after its original translation into English, Roger Asselineau's complete and magisterial biography of Walt Whitman will remind readers of the complex weave of traditions in Whitman scholarship. It is startling to recognize how much of our current understanding of Whitman was already articulated by Asselineau nearly half a century ago. Throughout its eight hundred pages, The Evolution of Walt Whitman speaks with authority on a vast range of topics that define both Whitman the man and Whitman the mythical personage. Remarkably, most of these discussions remain fresh and relevant, and that is in part because they have been so influential. In particular, The Evolution of Walt Whitman inaugurated the study of Leaves of Grass as a lifelong work in progress, and it marked the end of the habit of talking about Leaves as if it were a single unified book. Asselineau saw Whitman's poetry “not as a body of static data but as a constantly changing continuum whose evolution must be carefully observed.” Throughout Evolution, Asselineau placed himself in the role of the observer, analyzing Whitman's development with a kind of scientific detachment. But behind this objective persona burned the soul of a risk taker who was willing to rewrite Whitman studies by bravely proposing what was then a controversial biographical source for Whitman's art—his homosexual desires. The Evolution of Walt Whitman is a reminder that extraordinary works of criticism never exist in and of themselves. In this expanded edition, Roger Asselineau has provided a new essay summarizing his own continuing journey with Whitman. A foreword by Ed Folsom, editor of the Walt Whitman Quarterly, regards Evolution as the genesis of contemporary Whitman studies.

How long is The Evolution of Walt Whitman?

The Evolution of Walt Whitman by Roger Asselineau is 816 pages long, and a total of 208,896 words.

This makes it 275% the length of the average book. It also has 255% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Evolution of Walt Whitman Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 19 hours and 1 minute to read The Evolution of Walt Whitman aloud.

What Reading Level is The Evolution of Walt Whitman?

The Evolution of Walt Whitman 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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