How Long to Read A Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues

How Long Does it Take to Read A Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 43 minutes to read A Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues by Andrea Cucchiarelli

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

Description

Virgil's Eclogues are a fundamental text of Western literature that served as a model for the nascent poetry of the Augustan and later of the Imperial Age. Inspired by the bucolic poetry of Theocritus, the work uses the apparent simplicity of rural settings to explore complex elements of poetic, literary, philosophical, and even figurative culture, and to express the drama of civil war and expropriations. In this commentary, accompanied by a detailed introduction, Andrea Cucchiarelli analyses the Eclogues in depth, establishing comparisons with both Greek and Roman poetic models, with philosophical texts, and with significant later texts from the Roman poetic tradition. The commentary is the first to offer a systematic account of the poem in its historical context, between the end of the Republic and the Age of Augustus: particular attention is also paid to the language of the figurative arts, which for Roman readers constituted an important complement to literary knowledge of myths and stories. The volume offers the reader a reliable and concise interpretation of the text, which is systematically lemmatized and annotated throughout; each eclogue is additionally accompanied by an introductory overview and a detailed bibliography to direct further reading.

How long is A Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues?

A Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues by Andrea Cucchiarelli is 581 pages long, and a total of 145,831 words.

This makes it 196% the length of the average book. It also has 178% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 16 minutes to read A Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues aloud.

What Reading Level is A Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues?

A Commentary on Virgil's Eclogues is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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