It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read Aeneid Book VI by Seamus Heaney
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A masterpiece from one of the greatest poets of the century In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney’s translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil’s epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld. In Stepping Stones, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O’Driscoll, Heaney acknowledged the significance of the poem to his writing, noting that “there’s one Virgilian journey that has indeed been a constant presence, and that is Aeneas’s venture into the underworld. The motifs in Book VI have been in my head for years—the golden...
Aeneid Book VI by Seamus Heaney is 112 pages long, and a total of 28,224 words.
This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read Aeneid Book VI aloud.
Aeneid Book VI is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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