How Long to Read The Telemachus Complex

How Long Does it Take to Read The Telemachus Complex?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 23 minutes to read The Telemachus Complex by Massimo Recalcati

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

Description

Fatherhood today is in crisis. Fathers have gone missing, or have become their children’s playmates, and the symbolic authority of the father has lost its power. What remains of the father today in the wake of this decline, and what should the relation between children and parents now be? In addressing these questions, Massimo Recalcati draws inspiration from the story of Telemachus in Homer’s Odyssey. The Telemachus complex is the reverse of the Oedipus complex. Recalcati argues that children are possessed not just with a desire to annihilate their father, as their key rival in the contest to win the mother’s love, but also with a longing for a father-figure, as someone who brings meaning, structure and order to their lives and who imbues them with a sense of the future. This fresh and insightful account of the changing relations between parents and children in the era of the decline of the father will be of great interest to a wide general readership.

How long is The Telemachus Complex?

The Telemachus Complex by Massimo Recalcati is 142 pages long, and a total of 35,784 words.

This makes it 48% the length of the average book. It also has 44% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Telemachus Complex Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 15 minutes to read The Telemachus Complex aloud.

What Reading Level is The Telemachus Complex?

The Telemachus Complex 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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