How Long to Read Reims on Fire

How Long Does it Take to Read Reims on Fire?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 7 minutes to read Reims on Fire by Thomas W. Gaehtgens

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

Description

As the site of royal coronations, Reims cathedral was a monument to French national history and identity. But after German troops bombed the cathedral during World War I, it took on new meaning. The French reimagined it as a martyr of civilization, as the rupture between the warring states. Despite a history of mutual respect, the bombing of the cathedral caused all social, scientific, artistic, and cultural ties between Germany and France to be severed for decades. The resulting battle of words and images stressed the differences between German Kultur and French civilisation. Artists and intelligentsia caricatured this entrenched cultural dichotomy, influencing portrayals of the two nations in the international press. This book explores the structure’s breadth of meaning in symbolic, art historical, and historical arenas, including competing claims over the origins of Gothic art and architecture as national style and issues of monument preservation and restoration. It highlights how vulnerable art is during war, and how the destruction of nation-al monuments can set the tone for international conflict—once again a timely and pressing issue. Thomas W. Gaehtgens articulates how these nations began to mend their relationship in the decades after World War II, starting with the courageous vision of Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer, and how the cathedral of Reims was eventually transformed into a site of reconciliation and European unification.

How long is Reims on Fire?

Reims on Fire by Thomas W. Gaehtgens is 298 pages long, and a total of 76,884 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Reims on Fire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours to read Reims on Fire aloud.

What Reading Level is Reims on Fire?

Reims on Fire 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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