How Long to Read Cervantes's Eight Interludes

How Long Does it Take to Read Cervantes's Eight Interludes?

It takes the average reader 2 hours to read Cervantes's Eight Interludes by Miguel de Cervantes

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

Description

(Applause Books). Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) is Spain's most famous author, primarily because of his celebrated novel Don Quixote . His first love, however, was the theater, for which he wrote extensively. His Interludes , published 400 years ago in 1615, are short, comic plays that explore the underbelly of Renaissance Spanish society. Their characters include hillbillies and con artists, pimps and prostitutes, adulterous wives and jealous husbands, and an array of other comical figures. Cervantes's treatment of them is simultaneously critical and sympathetic. Although interludes tend to be works of light comedy, Cervantes often imbues his with deeper themes. Charles Patterson, a scholar of Hispanic theater, has created translations of the Interludes that are true to the earthiness of the originals but designed to be readily playable for today's actors and accessible to modern audiences. This book includes an introduction that places the plays in context, briefly describing the life of Cervantes, theater in early modern Spain, Cervantes's interludes, and Patterson's approach to translating them. Casual readers, theater and literature students, and professional actors alike will delight in these comedic gems that reveal a less familiar side of one of history's greatest writers.

How long is Cervantes's Eight Interludes?

Cervantes's Eight Interludes by Miguel de Cervantes is 117 pages long, and a total of 30,069 words.

This makes it 39% the length of the average book. It also has 37% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Cervantes's Eight Interludes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 44 minutes to read Cervantes's Eight Interludes aloud.

What Reading Level is Cervantes's Eight Interludes?

Cervantes's Eight Interludes 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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