How Long to Read The Virtues of Abandon

How Long Does it Take to Read The Virtues of Abandon?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 5 minutes to read The Virtues of Abandon by Charly Coleman

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

Description

France in the eighteenth century glittered, but also seethed, with new goods and new ideas. In the halls of Versailles, the streets of Paris, and the soul of the Enlightenment itself, a vitriolic struggle was being waged over the question of ownership—of property, of position, even of personhood. Those who championed man's possession of material, spiritual, and existential goods faced the successive assaults of radical Christian mystics, philosophical materialists, and political revolutionaries. The Virtues of Abandon traces the aims and activities of these three seemingly disparate groups, and the current of anti-individualism that permeated theology, philosophy, and politics throughout the period. Fired by the desire to abandon the self, men and women sought new ways to relate to God, nature, and nation. They joined illicit mystic cults that engaged in rituals of physical mortification and sexual license, committed suicides in the throes of materialist fatalism, drank potions to induce consciousness-altering dreams, railed against the degrading effects of unfettered consumption, and ultimately renounced the feudal privileges that had for centuries defined their social existence. The explosive denouement was the French Revolution, during which God and king were toppled from their thrones.

How long is The Virtues of Abandon?

The Virtues of Abandon by Charly Coleman is 416 pages long, and a total of 106,496 words.

This makes it 140% the length of the average book. It also has 130% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Virtues of Abandon Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 41 minutes to read The Virtues of Abandon aloud.

What Reading Level is The Virtues of Abandon?

The Virtues of Abandon 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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