How Long to Read Oscar Wilde and the Simulacrum

How Long Does it Take to Read Oscar Wilde and the Simulacrum?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 20 minutes to read Oscar Wilde and the Simulacrum by Giles Whiteley

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

Description

Oscar Wilde is more than a name, more than an author. From precocious Oxford undergraduate to cause celebre of the West End of the 1890s, to infamous criminal, the proper name Wilde has become an event in the history of literature and culture. Taking Wilde seriously as a philosopher in his own right, Whiteley's groundbreaking book places his texts into their philosophical context in order to show how Wilde broke from his peers, and in particular from idealism, and challenges recent neo-historicist readings of Wilde which seem content to limit his irruptive power. Using the paradoxical concept of the simulacrum to resituate Wilde's work in relation to both his precursors and his contemporaries, Whiteley's study reads Wilde through Deleuze and postmodern philosophical commentary on the simulacrum. In a series of striking juxtapositions, Whiteley challenges us to rethink both Oscar Wilde's aesthetics and his philosophy, to take seriously both the man and the mask. His philosophy of masks is revealed to figure a truth of a different kind - the simulacra through which Wilde begins to develop and formulate a mature philosophy that constitutes an ethics of joy.

How long is Oscar Wilde and the Simulacrum?

Oscar Wilde and the Simulacrum by Giles Whiteley is 680 pages long, and a total of 170,000 words.

This makes it 229% the length of the average book. It also has 208% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Oscar Wilde and the Simulacrum Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 28 minutes to read Oscar Wilde and the Simulacrum aloud.

What Reading Level is Oscar Wilde and the Simulacrum?

Oscar Wilde and the Simulacrum 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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