How Long to Read The Tears of Eros

How Long Does it Take to Read The Tears of Eros?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 35 minutes to read The Tears of Eros by Georges Bataille

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

Description

The Tears of Eros is the culmination of Georges Bataille's inquiries into the relationship between violence and the sacred. Taking up such figures as Giles de Rais, Erzebet Bathory, the Marquis de Sade, El Greco, Gustave Moreau, Andre Breton, Voodoo practitioners, and Chinese torture victims, Bataille reveals their common obsession: death. This essay, illustrated with artwork from every era, was developed out of ideas explored in Erotism: Death and Sexuality and Prehistoric Painting: Lascaux or the Birth of Art. In it Bataille examines death--the ""little death"" that follows sexual climax,...

How long is The Tears of Eros?

The Tears of Eros by Georges Bataille is 213 pages long, and a total of 53,889 words.

This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Tears of Eros Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 54 minutes to read The Tears of Eros aloud.

What Reading Level is The Tears of Eros?

The Tears of Eros 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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