How Long to Read Walt Whitman: Selected Poems

How Long Does it Take to Read Walt Whitman: Selected Poems?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Walt Whitman: Selected Poems by Walt Whitman

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

Description

American literature and culture are inconceivable without the towering presence of Walt Whitman. Expansive, ecstatic, original in ways that continue to startle and to elicit new discoveries, Whitman’s poetry is a testament to the surging energies of 19th-century America and a monument to the transforming power of literary genius. His incantatory rhythms, revolutionary sense of Eros, and generous, all-embracing vision invite renewed wonder at each reading. Although he has been a defining influence for many poets—Garcia Lorca, Fernando Pessoa, Robinson Jeffers, and Allen Ginsberg—his style is ultimately inimitable, and his achievement unsurpassed in American poetry. “One always wants to start out fresh with Whitman,” writes Harold Bloom in his introduction, “and read him as though he never has been read before.” In a selection that ranges from early notebook fragments and the complete “Song of Myself” to the valedictory “Good-bye My Fancy!,” Bloom has chosen 47 works to represent “the principal writer that America—North, Central, or South—has brought to us.” About the American Poets Project Elegantly designed in compact editions, printed on acid-free paper, and textually authoritative, the American Poets Project makes available the full range of the American poetic accomplishment, selected and introduced by today’s most discerning poets and critics.

How long is Walt Whitman: Selected Poems?

Walt Whitman: Selected Poems by Walt Whitman is 255 pages long, and a total of 65,025 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Walt Whitman: Selected Poems Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read Walt Whitman: Selected Poems aloud.

What Reading Level is Walt Whitman: Selected Poems?

Walt Whitman: Selected Poems 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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