How long does it take to read The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms?
Ross C. Murfin
The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms by Ross C. Murfin takes about 9 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 31 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1997. 519 pages, about 142,725 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"This is the third edition of an essential glossary for students, now thoroughly updated and expanded with more than 50 new literary and critical terms. This title offers a comprehensive reference that clearly and accessibly defines over 850 important literary and critical terms from classical times to the present. It features more contemporary examples, including references to movies, TV shows, and bestselling books, and includes new visual examples."--Jacket.
Subjects: Criticism, Terms and phrases, Literary form, Terminology, Literature, terminology, Critique littéraire
