How Long to Read The Great Tradition

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Tradition?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 25 minutes to read The Great Tradition by F. R. Leavis

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

Description

'The great English novelists are Jane Austen, George Eliot, Henry James and Joseph Conrad.' So begins F. R. Leavis's most controversial book, The Great Tradition, an uncompromising critical-polemical survey of English fiction, first published in 1948. Leavis makes his case for moral seriousness as the necessary criterion for an author's inclusion in any list of the finest novelists. In the course of his argument he adds D. H. Lawrence to the pantheon, and singles out Hard Times as Dickens' one 'completely serious work of art'; while Lawrence Sterne, Henry Fielding, and James Joyce are among those weighed in the balance and found wanting. '[Leavis] gave one a new idea of what it meant to read... the whole business of criticism acquired a new and exhilarating quality.' Frank Kermode, London Review of Books

How long is The Great Tradition?

The Great Tradition by F. R. Leavis is 317 pages long, and a total of 81,469 words.

This makes it 107% the length of the average book. It also has 100% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Great Tradition Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 25 minutes to read The Great Tradition aloud.

What Reading Level is The Great Tradition?

The Great Tradition 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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