How Long to Read Richardson and the Philosophes

How Long Does it Take to Read Richardson and the Philosophes?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 8 minutes to read Richardson and the Philosophes by James Fowler

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

Description

In mid-eighteenth-century Europe, a taste for sentiment accompanied the 'rise of the novel', and the success of Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) played a vital role in this. James Fowler's new study is the first to compare the response of the most famous philosophes to the Richardson phenomenon. Voltaire, who claims to despise the novel, writes four 'Richardsonian' fictions; Diderot's fascination with the English author is expressed in La Religieuse, Rousseau's in Julie - the century's bestseller. Yet the philosophes' response remains ambivalent. On the one hand they admire Richardson's ability to make the reader weep. On the other, they champion a range of Enlightenment beliefs which he, an enthusiast of Milton, vehemently opposed. In death as in life, the English author exacerbates the philosophes' rivalry. The eulogy which Diderot writes in 1761 implicitly asks: who can write a new Clarissa? But also: whose social, philosophical or political ideas will triumph as a result?

How long is Richardson and the Philosophes?

Richardson and the Philosophes by James Fowler is 185 pages long, and a total of 47,175 words.

This makes it 62% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Richardson and the Philosophes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 17 minutes to read Richardson and the Philosophes aloud.

What Reading Level is Richardson and the Philosophes?

Richardson and the Philosophes is suitable for students ages 10 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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