How Long to Read A Baedeker of Decadence

By George C. Schoolfield

How Long Does it Take to Read A Baedeker of Decadence?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 15 minutes to read A Baedeker of Decadence by George C. Schoolfield

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

Description

During the final decades of the nineteenth century, a common mind-set emerged among many intellectuals--"la decadence." Many novels and novellas of the period were populated with protagonists who were fragile, refined, self-absorbed, and preoccupied with a trivially exquisite aesthetic. A Baedeker of Decadence presents thirty-two international works of literary decadence written between 1884 and 1927. George C. Schoolfield, a world authority on the decadent novel, offers an entertaining and wide-ranging commentary on this highly significant literary and cultural phenomenon. Schoolfield tracks down the symptoms of decadence in narrative works written in more than a dozen languages, providing synopses and passages in English translation to give a sense of each author's style and tone. Schoolfield throws new light on the close intellectual kinship of authors from August Strindberg to Bram Stoker to Thomas Mann, and on the ingredients, themes, motifs, and preconceptions that characterized decadent literature.

How long is A Baedeker of Decadence?

A Baedeker of Decadence by George C. Schoolfield is 432 pages long, and a total of 108,864 words.

This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 133% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Baedeker of Decadence Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 54 minutes to read A Baedeker of Decadence aloud.

What Reading Level is A Baedeker of Decadence?

A Baedeker of Decadence 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.

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