It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Theatres of the Left, 1880-1935 by Raphael Samuel
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First published in 1985, this book examines how workers theatre movements intended their performances to be activist -- perceiving art as a weapon of struggle and enlightenment -- and an emancipatory act. An introductory study relates left-wing theatre groupings to the cultural narratives of contemporary British socialism. The progress of the Workers' Theatre Movement (1928-1935) is traced from simple realism to the most brilliant phase of its Russian and German development alongside which the parallel movements in the United States are also examined. A number of crucial texts are reprints as...
Theatres of the Left, 1880-1935 by Raphael Samuel is 260 pages long, and a total of 65,000 words.
This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read Theatres of the Left, 1880-1935 aloud.
Theatres of the Left, 1880-1935 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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