How Long to Read A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake

How Long Does it Take to Read A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 45 minutes to read A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake by Joseph Campbell

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

Description

Since its publication in 1939, countless would-be readers of Finnegans Wake - James Joyce's masterwork, which consumed a third of his life - have given up after a few pages, dismissing it as a "perverse triumph of the unintelligible." In 1944, a young professor of mythology and literature named Joseph Campbell, working with Henry Morton Robinson, wrote the first "key" or guide to entering the fascinating, disturbing, marvelously rich world of Finnegans Wake. The authors break down Joyce's "unintelligible" book page by page, stripping the text of much of its obscurity and serving up thoughtful...

How long is A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake?

A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake by Joseph Campbell is 402 pages long, and a total of 101,304 words.

This makes it 136% the length of the average book. It also has 124% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 13 minutes to read A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake aloud.

What Reading Level is A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake?

A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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