How Long to Read A Guide to Old Literary Yiddish

How Long Does it Take to Read A Guide to Old Literary Yiddish?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 51 minutes to read A Guide to Old Literary Yiddish by Jerold C. Frakes

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

Description

This book is a comprehensive introductory manual that guides beginners to a functional reading knowledge of late medieval and early modern Yiddish (c.1100-1750). It is the first such manual to exist for that language, whose early literary tradition comprises a range of genres as broad as other contemporary European literary traditions. The guide is organized as a series of progressively more complex lessons, focused on key texts of the literary corpus, which are presented in their authentic form as found in manuscripts and early printed books. The lessons seek to accommodate readers ranging from absolute beginners to those who might already know Hebrew, medieval German, or modern Yiddish. The focal texts are the Old Yiddish midrashic heroic lay,'Joseph the Righteous', from the earliest extant manuscript collection of Yiddish literature (1382), the Middle Yiddish romance adventure tale, 'Briyo and Zimro', from a later collection (1585), and a full canto of the Middle Yiddish epic, Pariz and Viene (1594), each with full glosses and a step-by-step introduction to the morphology, syntax, and phonology. Each lesson also includes a brief supplemental text that cumulatively demonstrates the broad cultural range of the corpus. In addition, several appendices of supplementary material round out the volume, including a collection of additional readings, a table of the manuscript hands and printing fonts employed in the volume, and a full end-glossary of all Yiddish words found in the texts.

How long is A Guide to Old Literary Yiddish?

A Guide to Old Literary Yiddish by Jerold C. Frakes is 464 pages long, and a total of 117,856 words.

This makes it 157% the length of the average book. It also has 144% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Guide to Old Literary Yiddish Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 44 minutes to read A Guide to Old Literary Yiddish aloud.

What Reading Level is A Guide to Old Literary Yiddish?

A Guide to Old Literary Yiddish 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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