How Long to Read The Modern Satiric Grotesque and Its Traditions

How Long Does it Take to Read The Modern Satiric Grotesque and Its Traditions?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read The Modern Satiric Grotesque and Its Traditions by John R. Clark

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Description

Thomas Mann predicted that no manner or mode in literature would be so typical or so pervasive in the twentieth century as the grotesque. Assuredly he was correct. The subjects and methods of our comic literature (and much of our other literature) are regularly disturbing and often repulsive—no laughing matter. In this ambitious study, John R. Clark seeks to elucidate the major tactics and topics deployed in modern literary dark humor. In Part I he explores the satiric strategies of authors of the grotesque, strategies that undercut conventional usage and form: the de-basement of heroes, the denigration of language and style, the disruption of normative narrative technique, and even the debunking of authors themselves. Part II surveys major recurrent themes of grotesquerie: tedium, scatology, cannibalism, dystopia, and Armageddon or the end of the world. Clearly the literature of the grotesque is obtrusive and ugly, its effect morbid and disquieting—and deliberately meant to be so. Grotesque literature may be unpleasant, but it is patently insightful. Indeed, as Clark shows, all of the strategies and topics employed by this literature stem from age-old and spirited traditions. Critics have complained about this grim satiric literature, asserting that it is dank, cheerless, unsavory, and negative. But such an interpretation is far too simplistic. On the contrary, as Clark demonstrates, such grotesque writing, in its power and its prevalence in the past and present, is in fact conventional, controlled, imaginative, and vigorous—no mean achievements for any body of art.

How long is The Modern Satiric Grotesque and Its Traditions?

The Modern Satiric Grotesque and Its Traditions by John R. Clark is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Modern Satiric Grotesque and Its Traditions Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read The Modern Satiric Grotesque and Its Traditions aloud.

What Reading Level is The Modern Satiric Grotesque and Its Traditions?

The Modern Satiric Grotesque and Its Traditions is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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