How Long to Read Tracing the Essay

How Long Does it Take to Read Tracing the Essay?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Tracing the Essay by George Douglas Atkins

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

Description

The essay, as a notably hard form of writing to pin down, has inspired some unflattering descriptions: It is a “greased pig,” for example, or a “pair of baggy pants into which nearly anything and everything can fit.” In Tracing the Essay, G. Douglas Atkins embraces the very qualities that have moved others to accord the essay second-class citizenship in the world of letters. Drawing from the work of Montaigne and Bacon and recent practitioners such as E. B. White and Cynthia Ozick, Atkins shows what the essay means--and how it comes to mean. The essay, related to assaying (attempting), mines...

How long is Tracing the Essay?

Tracing the Essay by George Douglas Atkins is 180 pages long, and a total of 45,000 words.

This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Tracing the Essay Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 5 minutes to read Tracing the Essay aloud.

What Reading Level is Tracing the Essay?

Tracing the Essay is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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