How Long to Read Aeschylus: Libation Bearers

How Long Does it Take to Read Aeschylus: Libation Bearers?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read Aeschylus: Libation Bearers by C. W. Marshall

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

Description

Libation Bearers is the 'middle' play in the only extant tragic trilogy to survive from antiquity, Aeschylus' Oresteia, first produced in 458 BCE. This introduction to the play will be useful for anyone reading it in Greek or in translation. Drawing on his wide experience teaching about performance in the ancient world, C. W. Marshall helps readers understand how the play was experienced by its ancient audience. His discussion explores the impact of the chorus, the characters, theology, and the play's apparent affinities with comedy. The architecture of choral songs is described in detail. The book also investigates the role of revenge in Athenian society and the problematic nature of Orestes' matricide. Libation Bearers immediately entered the Athenian visual imagination, influencing artistic depictions on red-figured vases, and inspiring plays by Euripides and Sophocles. This study looks to the later plays to show how 5th-century audiences understood Libation Bearers. Modern reception of the play is integrated into the analysis. The volume includes a full range of ancillary material, providing a list of relevant red-figure vase illustrations, a glossary of technical terms, and a chronology of ancient and modern theatrical versions.

How long is Aeschylus: Libation Bearers?

Aeschylus: Libation Bearers by C. W. Marshall is 200 pages long, and a total of 50,000 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Aeschylus: Libation Bearers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 33 minutes to read Aeschylus: Libation Bearers aloud.

What Reading Level is Aeschylus: Libation Bearers?

Aeschylus: Libation Bearers 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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