How Long to Read Walt Whitman and the Culture of American Celebrity

How Long Does it Take to Read Walt Whitman and the Culture of American Celebrity?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Walt Whitman and the Culture of American Celebrity by David Haven Blake

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

Description

What is the relationship between poetry and fame? What happens to a reader's experience when a poem invokes its author's popularity? Is there a meaningful connection between poetry and advertising, between the rhetoric of lyric and the rhetoric of hype? One of the first full-scale treatments of celebrity in nineteenth-century America, this book examines Walt Whitman's lifelong interest in fame and publicity. Making use of notebooks, photographs, and archival sources, David Haven Blake provides a groundbreaking history of the rise of celebrity culture in the United States. He sees Leaves of...

How long is Walt Whitman and the Culture of American Celebrity?

Walt Whitman and the Culture of American Celebrity by David Haven Blake is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Walt Whitman and the Culture of American Celebrity Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Walt Whitman and the Culture of American Celebrity aloud.

What Reading Level is Walt Whitman and the Culture of American Celebrity?

Walt Whitman and the Culture of American Celebrity 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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