How Long to Read Albuquerque, Caesar of the East

How Long Does it Take to Read Albuquerque, Caesar of the East?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 26 minutes to read Albuquerque, Caesar of the East by Afonso de Albuquerque

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

Description

Selected Texts by Afonso de Albuquerque and his son. Of all the remarkable people who first opened up the rest of the world to the Europeans - Columbus, Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Pizarro and Cortes - Afonso de Albuquerque, governor of Portuguese India from 1509 to 1515, was one of the most astonishing. He was a commander of bold strategic conceptions, a far-sighted administrator and in addition a talented writer, whose dispatches to King Manuel contain a wealth of spontaneous narrative, description and pungent comment. Caesar of the East is a specially edited anthology, based on the original Portuguese texts, of selections from these dispatches, or Cartas, and from the Comentarios (Commentaries) written by Albuquerque's son, also called Afonso, about his father's career, with new English translations of both. In the introduction Dr Villiers evaluates the part that Albuquerque played in the foundation of the Portuguese empire in Asia, and Dr Earle provides a literary analysis of the contrasting styles of the Cartas and the Comentarios, where the father's informality and spontaneity contrast fascinatingly with his son's carefully contrived and highly literary narrative. Historical and geographical notes help the reader to understand the text. T.F. Earle is Director of Portuguese Studies at the University of Oxford and the author of two books about another great sixteenth century Portuguese, Antonio Ferreira. John Villiers, since gaining his doctorate in Portuguese history at the University of Cambridge, has specialised in the study of the Portuguese empire in the East and the maritime history of Southeast Asia, on which he has published numerous books and articles. He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and a member of the Council of the Hakluyt Society.

How long is Albuquerque, Caesar of the East?

Albuquerque, Caesar of the East by Afonso de Albuquerque is 323 pages long, and a total of 81,719 words.

This makes it 109% the length of the average book. It also has 100% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Albuquerque, Caesar of the East Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 26 minutes to read Albuquerque, Caesar of the East aloud.

What Reading Level is Albuquerque, Caesar of the East?

Albuquerque, Caesar of the East is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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