How Long to Read The Origin of German Tragic Drama

How Long Does it Take to Read The Origin of German Tragic Drama?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read The Origin of German Tragic Drama by Walter Benjamin

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

Description

Cited by Lukács as a principal source of literary modernism, Walter Benjamin’s study of the baroque stage-form called Trauerspiel (literally, “mourning play”) is the most complete document of his prismatic literary and philosophical practice. Engaging with sixteenth- and seventeenth-century German playwrights as well as the plays of Shakespeare and Calderón and the engravings of Dürer, Benjamin attempts to show how the historically charged forms of the Trauerspiel broke free of tragedy’s mythological timelessness. From its philosophical prologue, which offers a rare account of Benjamin’s...

How long is The Origin of German Tragic Drama?

The Origin of German Tragic Drama by Walter Benjamin is 257 pages long, and a total of 66,049 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Origin of German Tragic Drama Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read The Origin of German Tragic Drama aloud.

What Reading Level is The Origin of German Tragic Drama?

The Origin of German Tragic Drama 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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