How Long to Read Building in Words

How Long Does it Take to Read Building in Words?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 59 minutes to read Building in Words by Bettina Reitz-Joosse

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

Description

"Building in Words explores the relation between text and architecture in the Roman world from a new angle. Ancient Roman viewers were not only confronted with finished monuments, but also frequently with buildings under construction. They experienced noisy building work, disruptive transportation of materials, and sometimes spectacular engineering feats. This book analyses how Roman writers responded to the process of building and construction in their works. For Roman authors, telling stories of architectural creation served to give meaning to finished monuments. Representing a building's construction might encourage admiration of its artistry, cost, or labour. On the other hand, it could also highlight morally problematic aspects of construction, especially in connection with large-scale engineering projects. In offering descriptions of the process of creating architecture, writers also reflect on the creation of their own works. The metaphor of construction for literary composition is polyvalent: writers use it to comment on the aesthetics or ambition of their literary work, to articulate the power and durability, but also the fragility of literature. This monograph places literary texts of the early Roman empire in dialogue with epigraphic and archaeological material. Through its focus on the process of building, it furthers our understanding of the aesthetics of both architecture and literature in ancient Rome"--

How long is Building in Words?

Building in Words by Bettina Reitz-Joosse is 289 pages long, and a total of 74,851 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Building in Words Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 49 minutes to read Building in Words aloud.

What Reading Level is Building in Words?

Building in Words is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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