How Long to Read Three Catholic Writers of the Modern South

How Long Does it Take to Read Three Catholic Writers of the Modern South?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 10 minutes to read Three Catholic Writers of the Modern South by Robert H. Brinkmeyer, Jr.

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

Description

This is the first full-length study of the literary phenomenon in which the modern South, heartland of evangelical Protestantism, has produced significant Roman Catholic writers. This study focuses on Allen Tate, Caroline Gordon, and Walker Percy, converts to Roman Catholicism, and explores their arduous efforts to achieve perception and articulation, together with the art resulting from their struggles. Many parallels exist in the careers of Tate, Gordon, and Percy. All three grew up in obscure communities where their lives were shaped by the heritage of the Old South. When Tate, Gordon, and Percy entered the rapidly changing world of modern society, they found their value systems and identities under extreme challenge. Although all three realized that they were modern artists and that the Old South world of their childhoods bore little relevance to twentieth-century society, they nonetheless carried within them intense feelings for the old ways: a strong sense of community, a strict morality, a respect for the sacredness of life. This tension between the old and the new, what Allen Tate called a "crossing of the ways," shapes Tate's, Gordon's, and Percy's imaginations. This "crossing of the ways" eventually led each to another crossing, to Roman Catholicism. While all three saw their southern identities as a way to define themselves against the modern world, at the same time they recognized that this definition was resistance, not transcendence. They turned to the Church to restore myth, meaning, and mystery to life and to assert order amidst what they saw as a morally irresponsible world. None of the three found such a step simple or easy. From their struggles with faith, the South, and modernity, their powerful and intense works of literature have emerged.

How long is Three Catholic Writers of the Modern South?

Three Catholic Writers of the Modern South by Robert H. Brinkmeyer, Jr. is 190 pages long, and a total of 47,500 words.

This makes it 64% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Three Catholic Writers of the Modern South Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 19 minutes to read Three Catholic Writers of the Modern South aloud.

What Reading Level is Three Catholic Writers of the Modern South?

Three Catholic Writers of the Modern South is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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