How Long to Read Atala

How Long Does it Take to Read Atala?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read Atala by François-Rene de François-Rene de Chateaubriand

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

Description

A tale of passionate but pure love, Atala is another of the stories using the image of the noble savage, which began to find favor in the early nineteenth century. Against a background of the primitive American wilderness, the two lovers and the gentle priest wage a winning battle against sin and paganism. Simplicity and complexity of character are vividly contrasted, the two meeting in Christian faith in the goodness of God. Atala was the first of François-René de Chateaubriand's romances to be published, and the book had a tremendous vogue in its own day. The novel was originally planned as part of a much longer work, The Natchez, based on Chateaubriand's travels on the American frontier and influenced by his Romantic philosophy.Atala is one of the significant literary expressions of the Romantic movement which developed essentially in France, Germany, and England in the latter part of the eighteenth century and constituted a revolution in thinking about virtually every phase of life. The aspects of the movement given literary expression in Atala include an awareness of the distinction between the true nature of human beings and the apparent or superficial nature that society imposes on them or which they adopt because of the expectations of those around them. The "true self" of Atala is that of a young woman with a natural warmth, compassion for the sufferings of others, and a readiness to love and to be loved. A vow that has societal but not natural force is imposed upon her by her mother; this and a misunderstanding of true religion make it impossible for her to be her natural self.

How long is Atala?

Atala by François-Rene de François-Rene de Chateaubriand is 78 pages long, and a total of 20,124 words.

This makes it 26% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Atala Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read Atala aloud.

What Reading Level is Atala?

Atala is suitable for students ages 10 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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