How Long to Read Catullus: Poems

How Long Does it Take to Read Catullus: Poems?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 39 minutes to read Catullus: Poems by Gaius Valerius Catullus

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

Description

Catullus, who lived from about 84 to 54 BC, was one of ancient Rome's most gifted, versatile and passionate poets. Living at a time of radical social change at the end of the Roman Republic, he belonged to a group of young poets who embraced Hellenistic forms to forge a new literary style, the so-called 'neoterics'. This comprehensive edition includes the complete, unabridged and unbowdlerised poems and is the definitive student edition of Catullus' work. The extensive introduction covers topics including the role of Catullus' literary paramour Lesbia, the few biographical certainties known about Catullus' life and other figures from the contemporary political scene. In addition to this, there is a brief overview of the poems' textual history, discussion of Catullus' style across the collection and linguistic discussions of morphology, vocabulary, syntax and metre. The commentary notes include individual introductions and bibliographies to each poem, as well as line by line notes which translate difficult phrases and gloss obscure words. In addition to this, more detailed explanations of poetic, structural and contextual points are also provided.

How long is Catullus: Poems?

Catullus: Poems by Gaius Valerius Catullus is 334 pages long, and a total of 84,836 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Catullus: Poems Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 43 minutes to read Catullus: Poems aloud.

What Reading Level is Catullus: Poems?

Catullus: Poems 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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