How Long to Read Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siècle

By Jennifer Forrest

How Long Does it Take to Read Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siècle?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siècle by Jennifer Forrest

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

Description

In his discussion of clowns in nineteenth-century French painting from Jean-Léon Gérôme’s 1857 La Sortie du bal masqué to Georges Rouault, art historian Francis Haskell wondered why they are so sad. The myth of the sad clown as an allegory for the unappreciated artist found echoes in the work of literary counterparts like Charles Baudelaire and his "Vieux saltimbanque" who seeks in vain a responsive public. For some, the attraction of the acrobatic clown for the creative imagination may have been his ability to embody the plight of the artist: these artistes generally led an ambulatory and...

How long is Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siècle?

Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siècle by Jennifer Forrest is 216 pages long, and a total of 55,296 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siècle Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siècle aloud.

What Reading Level is Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siècle?

Decadent Aesthetics and the Acrobat in French Fin de siècle is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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