How Long to Read Aestheticism and the Philosophy of Death

How Long Does it Take to Read Aestheticism and the Philosophy of Death?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 58 minutes to read Aestheticism and the Philosophy of Death by Giles Whiteley

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Description

Walter Pater, best known as the author of The Renaissance (1873) and as Oscar Wilde's tutor and friend, was a leading figure in European aestheticism and British fin-de-siecle culture. Despite this, he has received only limited critical attention, and has tended to be read conservatively. Drawing on Pater's unpublished manuscripts, Giles Whiteley challenges this view of Pater as a closeted don who spent the remainder of his life regretting the excesses of his Renaissance. Focusing on Pater's reading of the German idealist philosopher, G. W. F. Hegel, Whiteley argues that Pater's response to both the philosophical and the ideological legacies of idealism was significantly more advanced than has been hitherto thought. Presenting a persuasive new reading of the genre of the imaginary portrait - Pater's most elusive form of writing - the book paints a picture of Walter Pater as a truly revolutionary thinker. Pater, like Nietzsche during the same period, breaks with the dialectic as a method. Anticipating the radical critiques of ideology of post- Hegelians such as Derrida and Deleuze, Pater becomes a radical and transgressive thinker in his own right.

How long is Aestheticism and the Philosophy of Death?

Aestheticism and the Philosophy of Death by Giles Whiteley is 175 pages long, and a total of 44,625 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Aestheticism and the Philosophy of Death Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 3 minutes to read Aestheticism and the Philosophy of Death aloud.

What Reading Level is Aestheticism and the Philosophy of Death?

Aestheticism and the Philosophy of Death is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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