How Long to Read The New York School Poets and the Neo-Avant-Garde

How Long Does it Take to Read The New York School Poets and the Neo-Avant-Garde?

It takes the average reader 5 hours to read The New York School Poets and the Neo-Avant-Garde by Dr Mark Silverberg

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

Description

New York City was the site of a remarkable cultural and artistic renaissance during the 1950s and '60s. In the first monograph to treat all five major poets of the New York School-John Ashbery, Barbara Guest, Kenneth Koch, Frank O'Hara, and James Schuyler-Mark Silverberg examines this rich period of cross-fertilization between the arts. Silverberg uses the term 'neo-avant-garde' to describe New York School Poetry, Pop Art, Conceptual Art, Happenings, and other movements intended to revive and revise the achievements of the historical avant-garde, while remaining keenly aware of the new problems facing avant-gardists in the age of late capitalism. Silverberg highlights the family resemblances among the New York School poets, identifying the aesthetic concerns and ideological assumptions they shared with one another and with artists from the visual and performing arts. A unique feature of the book is Silverberg's annotated catalogue of collaborative works by the five poets and other artists. To comprehend the coherence of the New York School, Silverberg demonstrates, one must understand their shared commitment to a reconceptualized idea of the avant-garde specific to the United States in the 1950s and '60s, when the adversary culture of the Beats was being appropriated and repackaged as popular culture. Silverberg's detailed analysis of the strategies the New York School poets used to confront the problem of appropriation tells us much about the politics of taste and gender during the period, and suggests new ways of understanding succeeding generations of artists and poets.

How long is The New York School Poets and the Neo-Avant-Garde?

The New York School Poets and the Neo-Avant-Garde by Dr Mark Silverberg is 300 pages long, and a total of 75,000 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 92% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The New York School Poets and the Neo-Avant-Garde Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 49 minutes to read The New York School Poets and the Neo-Avant-Garde aloud.

What Reading Level is The New York School Poets and the Neo-Avant-Garde?

The New York School Poets and the Neo-Avant-Garde 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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