How Long to Read Foucault and the Kamasutra

How Long Does it Take to Read Foucault and the Kamasutra?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 5 minutes to read Foucault and the Kamasutra by Sanjay K. Gautam

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

Description

The Kamasutra is best known in the West for its scandalous celebration of unbridled sensuality. Yet, there is much, much more to it; embedded in the text is a vision of the city founded on art and aesthetic pleasure. In Foucault and the "Kamasutra", Sanjay K. Gautam lays out the nature and origin of this iconic Indian text and engages in the first serious reading of its relationship with Foucault. Gautam shows how closely intertwined the history of erotics in Indian culture is with the history of theater-aesthetics grounded in the discourse of love, and Foucault provides the framework for opening up an intellectual horizon of Indian thought. To do this, Gautam looks to the history of three inglorious characters in classical India: the courtesan and her two closest male companions—her patron, the dandy consort; and her teacher and advisor, the dandy guru. Foucault’s distinction between erotic arts and the science of sexuality drives Gautam’s exploration of the courtesan as a symbol of both sexual-erotic and aesthetic pleasure. In the end, by entwining together Foucault’s works on the history of sexuality in the West and the classical Indian texts on eros, Gautam transforms our understanding of both, even as he opens up new ways of investigating erotics, aesthetics, gender relations, and subjectivity.

How long is Foucault and the Kamasutra?

Foucault and the Kamasutra by Sanjay K. Gautam is 297 pages long, and a total of 76,329 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Foucault and the Kamasutra Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 57 minutes to read Foucault and the Kamasutra aloud.

What Reading Level is Foucault and the Kamasutra?

Foucault and the Kamasutra is suitable for students ages 12 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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