How long does it take to read Auguste Rodin?
Auguste Rodin by Rainer Maria Rilke takes about 2 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 37 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1907. 143 pages, about 39,325 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 59 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
With ninety-six illustrations. The first edition was published by Insel Verlag in 1913. The selection of images follows the edition from 1949. The two-part work, created in 1903 [read: 1902] and 1907, is not an art-historical study, but the confession of a poet who speaks of the artist's experience and lets the reader participate in this experience. Rilke's reflections, which grew out of the personal connection with Rodin, go beyond the individual case into the essence of artistic creation in general --- Mit sechsundneunzig Abbildungen. Die Erstausgabe erschien 1913 im Insel Verlag. Die Bildauswahl folgt der Ausgabe von 1949. Das zweiteilige Werk, 1903 [lies: 1902] und 1907 entstanden, ist keine kunstgeschichtliche Studie, sondern das Bekenntnis eines Dichters, der vom Erlebnis des Künstlers spricht und den Leser an diesem Erlebnis teilhaben läßt. Rilkes Betrachtungen, die aus der persönlichen Verbindung mit Rodin erwachsen sind, gehen immer wieder über den Einzelfall hinaus in das Wesen künstlerischen Schaffens überhaupt: [...]. [Aus dem vorliegenden Werk]
Subjects: Correspondence, German Authors, Art, Knowledge, History, French Authors
