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How long does it take to read Theory of Literature?

René Wellek, Warren Austen

Theory of Literature by René Wellek, Warren Austen takes about 6 hours 53 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 53 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1949. 375 pages, about 103,125 words.

14 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 11 hours 28 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 53 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 18 minutes

The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

Subjects: Aesthetics, Criticism, History and criticism, Philosophy, Social aspects, Social aspects of Textual criticism

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