How Long to Read The Power of Historical Knowledge

How Long Does it Take to Read The Power of Historical Knowledge?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read The Power of Historical Knowledge by Susan L. Mizruchi

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

Description

In this provocative study, Susan Mizruchi argues that the act of writing history is the key to the political concerns of American novelists. Using nineteenth-century theories of history as well as recent narratological models, she examines reconstructions of the past in The House of the Seven Gables (1851), The Bostonians (1886), The Wings of the Dove (1902), and An American Tragedy (1925). Her special focus allows us to see that the efforts (on the part of characters and narrators alike) to reshape the past reveal both anxieties about the self and larger struggles for political power. Professor Mizruchi demonstrates the deepening connections between narrative and political coercion from Hawthorne to Dreiser, whose novels (as she further shows) both incorporate, and portray their characters incorporating, the conditions of their contemporary worlds. Her argument addresses a major contemporary dialogue on the subversive qualities of American texts and the place of history in literary interpretation. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

How long is The Power of Historical Knowledge?

The Power of Historical Knowledge by Susan L. Mizruchi is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Power of Historical Knowledge Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read The Power of Historical Knowledge aloud.

What Reading Level is The Power of Historical Knowledge?

The Power of Historical Knowledge 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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