How Long to Read The Still Life in the Fiction of A. S. Byatt

How Long Does it Take to Read The Still Life in the Fiction of A. S. Byatt?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 39 minutes to read The Still Life in the Fiction of A. S. Byatt by Elizabeth Hicks

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

Description

This book explores the ways in which English writer A. S. Byatt’s visual still lifes (descriptions of real or imagined artworks) and what are termed “verbal still lifes” (scenes such as laid tables, rooms and market stalls) are informed by her veneration of both realism and writing. It examines Byatt’s adoption of the Barthesian concept of textual pleasure, showing how her ekphrastic descriptions involve consumption and take time to unfold for the reader, thereby highlighting the limitations of painting. It also investigates the ways in which Byatt’s still lifes demonstrate her debts to...

How long is The Still Life in the Fiction of A. S. Byatt?

The Still Life in the Fiction of A. S. Byatt by Elizabeth Hicks is 215 pages long, and a total of 54,825 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 67% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Still Life in the Fiction of A. S. Byatt Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 59 minutes to read The Still Life in the Fiction of A. S. Byatt aloud.

What Reading Level is The Still Life in the Fiction of A. S. Byatt?

The Still Life in the Fiction of A. S. Byatt 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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