How long does it take to read The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media?
The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media by Walter Benjamin takes about 6 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 51 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2008. 374 pages, about 102,850 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 26 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A series of influential essays on the visual arts that were made possible by machines, and the implications for the future of culture.
Subjects: Philosophy, Mass media, Photography of art, Modern Arts, Knowledge, Art and society
