How Long to Read Transformations of the German Novel

How Long Does it Take to Read Transformations of the German Novel?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read Transformations of the German Novel by Monique Rinere

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

Description

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the German literary establishment considered the novel the contemptible entertainment of the uneducated. By the end of the century, the novel had eclipsed the epic poem as the most appropriate genre for depicting humankind and its preoccupations. The story of the novel's emergence as a respected and productive artistic genre is intimately bound up with the vicissitudes of the most popular of all German baroque works, Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen's (1621/22-1676) Der abentheurliche Simplicissimus: Teutsch (1668/69). Between 1756 and 1785, Simplicissimus quietly found its way into bookshops three times in radically different forms, in adaptations that were not, as critics have asserted, arbitrary, but quite purposeful. This investigation discusses the ways in which this canonical text was reworked to reflect the thinking of leading - and warring - Enlightenment aestheticians. At the genre war's end, the novel emerged triumphant and Simplicissimus adaptations had been instrumental in securing the victory; the multi-faceted Simplicissimus had served as a vehicle for reifying theoretical positions in the conflicts. For, as the social and aesthetic climate shifted radically, Grimmelshausen's work not only survived, but took on new life in the most important literary campaign of the century.

How long is Transformations of the German Novel?

Transformations of the German Novel by Monique Rinere is 280 pages long, and a total of 70,000 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Transformations of the German Novel Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Transformations of the German Novel aloud.

What Reading Level is Transformations of the German Novel?

Transformations of the German Novel is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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