How Long to Read Whitman and the Romance of Medicine

How Long Does it Take to Read Whitman and the Romance of Medicine?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 22 minutes to read Whitman and the Romance of Medicine by Robert Leigh Davis

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

Description

In this compelling, accessible examination of one of America's greatest cultural and literary figures, Robert Leigh Davis details the literary and social significance of Walt Whitman's career as a nurse during the American Civil War. Davis shows how the concept of "convalescence" in nineteenth-century medicine and philosophy—along with Whitman's personal war experiences—provide a crucial point of convergence for Whitman's work as a gay and democratic writer. In his analysis of Whitman's writings during this period—Drum-Taps, Democratic Vistas, Memoranda During the War, along with journalistic works and correspondence—Davis argues against the standard interpretation that Whitman's earliest work was his best. He finds instead that Whitman's hospital writings are his most persuasive account of the democratic experience. Deeply moved by the courage and dignity of common soldiers, Whitman came to identify the Civil War hospitals with the very essence of American democratic life, and his writing during this period includes some of his most urgent reflections on suffering, sympathy, violence, and love. Davis concludes this study with an essay on the contemporary medical writer Richard Selzer, who develops the implications of Whitman's ideas into a new theory of medical narrative.

How long is Whitman and the Romance of Medicine?

Whitman and the Romance of Medicine by Robert Leigh Davis is 138 pages long, and a total of 35,604 words.

This makes it 47% the length of the average book. It also has 44% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Whitman and the Romance of Medicine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 14 minutes to read Whitman and the Romance of Medicine aloud.

What Reading Level is Whitman and the Romance of Medicine?

Whitman and the Romance of Medicine is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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