How Long to Read Campos de Castilla

By Antonio Machado

How Long Does it Take to Read Campos de Castilla?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 44 minutes to read Campos de Castilla by Antonio Machado

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

Description

Antonio Machado was born in Seville in 1885 and died in southern France early in 1939, escaping from the Nationalist advance in the Spanish Civil War. He is increasingly recognized as one of the four greatest Spanish-language poets of the twentieth century, but lack of adequate translations has limited his appreciation in the English-speaking world. Here a native Spanish and a native English speaker set out to remedy this deficiency. The beauty of his landscape, fused with its sadness as his young wifeAes resting pace gave Machado his distinctive voice: intimate, elegiac, at once detached and involved, most characteristically expressed in Campos de Castilla (1917), from which many of the poems here selected are taken. The language of his poetry is spare, relying strongly on nouns and adjectives, asserting more than describing, equally anti-baroque and against the aeexcesses of modern cosmeticsAe (Self Portrait). His father had been a collector of folklore, and Machado saw the romance (ballad) tradition as lying at the heart of the authentic Spanish poetic tradition. English cannot recreate the assonance on which he relied, but this translation captures the essential rhythm as well as the poignancy of the original.

How long is Campos de Castilla?

Campos de Castilla by Antonio Machado is 159 pages long, and a total of 41,181 words.

This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 50% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Campos de Castilla Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 45 minutes to read Campos de Castilla aloud.

What Reading Level is Campos de Castilla?

Campos de Castilla is suitable for students ages 10 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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