How Long to Read The Discovery of the Art of the Insane

How Long Does it Take to Read The Discovery of the Art of the Insane?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read The Discovery of the Art of the Insane by John M. MacGregor

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

Description

This pioneering work, the first history of the art of the insane, scrutinizes changes in attitudes toward the art of the mentally ill from a time when it was either ignored or ridiculed, through the era when major figures in the art world discovered the extraordinary power of visual statements by psychotic artists such as Adolf Wlfli and Richard Dadd. John MacGregor draws on his dual training in art history and in psychiatry and psychoanalysis to describe not only this evolution in attitudes but also the significant influence of the art of the mentally ill on the development of modern art as a whole. His detailed narrative, with its strangely beautiful illustrations, introduces us to a fascinating group of people that includes the psychotic artists, both trained and untrained, and the psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, critics, and art historians who encountered their work."The psychotics who haunt Mr. MacGregor's pages desperately fling images at us from the midst of their manias, suicidal depressions or paranoid reconstructions of the cosmos. . . . Mr. MacGregor is able to show that their work is by no means sealed off from culture. However private their visions, the ways they represent them in art are shaped to a surprising degree by the styles and taste that dominate their respective times. Mr. MacGregor has written a valuable, at times even a daring book."--Michael Vincent Miller, The New York Times Book Review

How long is The Discovery of the Art of the Insane?

The Discovery of the Art of the Insane by John M. MacGregor is 390 pages long, and a total of 97,500 words.

This makes it 132% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Discovery of the Art of the Insane Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read The Discovery of the Art of the Insane aloud.

What Reading Level is The Discovery of the Art of the Insane?

The Discovery of the Art of the Insane 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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