How Long to Read The Rhetoric of Purity

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rhetoric of Purity?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read The Rhetoric of Purity by Mark A. Cheetham

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

Description

In The Rhetoric of Purity, Mark Cheetham explores the historical and theoretical relations between early abstract painting in Europe and the notion of purity. For Gauguin, Serusier, Mondrian and Kandinsky - the pioneering abstractionists whose written and visual works Cheetham discusses in detail - purity is the crucial quality that painting must possess. Purity, however, was itself only a password for what Cheetham defines as an 'essentialist' philosophy inaugurated by Plato's vision of a perfect, non-mimetic art form and practised by the founders of abstraction. The essentialism of late nineteenth-century French discussion of 'abstraction', Cheetham argues, also infects the work of Mondrian and Kandinsky. These visions of abstraction are central to the development of Modernism and are closely tied to the philosophical traditions of Plato, Hegel and Schopenhauer. As a conclusion, Cheetham provides a postmodern reading of Klee's rejection of the rhetoric of purity and claims that Klee's refusal speaks to contemporary concerns in visual theory and culture. By acting as an antidote to the seductive appeal of purity in art and society, Cheetham's final critique of the trope of purity seeks to preserve the possibility of visual discourse itself.

How long is The Rhetoric of Purity?

The Rhetoric of Purity by Mark A. Cheetham is 216 pages long, and a total of 55,296 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rhetoric of Purity Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 2 minutes to read The Rhetoric of Purity aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rhetoric of Purity?

The Rhetoric of Purity is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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