How Long to Read Casanovas Homecoming

How Long Does it Take to Read Casanovas Homecoming?

It takes the average reader and 59 minutes to read Casanovas Homecoming by Arthur Schnitzler

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

Description

Casanova's Homecoming is a story that will elicit many questions for the reader. Arthur Schnitzler was an Austrian playwright, author and doctor. Schnitzler's writings were criticized for their anti-Semitism and their explicit descriptions of sexuality. Schnitzler kept a diary for many years and for a period of time he recorded every organism and with whom in great detail. By the late eighteenth century Casanova, once one of the great lovers and adventurers of Europe, has become tired, old, and women no longer find him appealing. His exile from Venice is keeping his spirits at a low, and thus far his treatise against Voltaire remains unwritten. Arthur Schnitzler's Casanova's Homecoming is an examination of the great lover when he is no longer great, and when the only romances available to him seem to be with women equally old and worn. Old age does not sit well with Casanova. His arrogance, dutifully rewarded with the embrace of a thousand women when young, has remained unsatisfied for some time now. He idles his days recounting stories of his youth to men equally corpulent, and his gambling debts have become large. Schnitzler writes that Casanova, "though no longer driven by the lust of adventure that had spurred him in his youth, he was still hunted athwart the world, hunted now by a restlessness due to the approach of old age." As a literary device for exploring the eroticism of aged men, Casanova is a brilliant choice. Most people have heard of him, and if not, then the term is a common one when discussing the amorous adventures of young males. By writing of Casanova after he has peaked, instead of at his prime, Schnitzler is able to take one of the emblems of masculine sexuality and upturn it on its head. For the most part, this technique is exceptionally effective, for we instinctively expect Casanova to succeed because, well ? he's Casanova! It doesn't make sense that he wouldn't. His challenge comes early to the novel in the guise of Marcolina, a beautiful young woman who is the daughter of an old friend. Marcolina is a modern woman, interested in philosphy and literature, and not merely as nets by which to ensnare a potential husband. And, worse, she doesn't know who Casanova is ? his reputation has in no way preceded him.

How long is Casanovas Homecoming?

Casanovas Homecoming by Arthur Schnitzler is 58 pages long, and a total of 14,964 words.

This makes it 20% the length of the average book. It also has 18% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Casanovas Homecoming Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 21 minutes to read Casanovas Homecoming aloud.

What Reading Level is Casanovas Homecoming?

Casanovas Homecoming is suitable for students ages 8 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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