How Long to Read Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris

How Long Does it Take to Read Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 11 minutes to read Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris by MARIA C. SCOTT

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

Description

Maria Scott's study of the operation of irony in Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris contends that the principal target of the collection's spleen is its own readership. Baudelaire, as one of the most perceptive cultural commentators of the nineteenth century, was naturally very keenly aware of the growing dominance of the bourgeoisie in France, not least as a market for art and literature. Despite being dependent on this market for his own writing, the poet was highly critical of bourgeois values and attitudes. Scott builds on existing criticism of the collection to argue that these are indirectly mocked in Le Spleen de Paris, often in the person of the poet's supposed textual alter ego. The contention is that the prose poems betray the trust of readers by way of an apparent transparency of meaning that functions to blind us to their embedded irony. Though focused on Le Spleen de Paris, Scott's study engages with the full range of Baudelaire's writings, including his art and literary criticism. Her book will be of interest not only to Baudelaire scholars but also to those engaged more generally with nineteenth-century French culture.

How long is Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris?

Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris by MARIA C. SCOTT is 246 pages long, and a total of 62,976 words.

This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 77% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris aloud.

What Reading Level is Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris?

Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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