It takes the average reader 4 hours and 44 minutes to read Claudian and the Roman Epic Tradition by Catherine Ware
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The historical importance of Claudian as writer of panegyric and propaganda for the court of Honorius is well established but his poetry has been comparatively neglected: only recently has his work been the subject of modern literary criticism. Taking as its starting point Claudian's claim to be the heir to Virgil, this book examines his poetry as part of the Roman epic tradition. Discussing first what we understand by epic and its relevance for late antiquity, Catherine Ware argues that, like Virgil and later Roman epic poets, Claudian analyses his contemporary world in terms of classical...
Claudian and the Roman Epic Tradition by Catherine Ware is 277 pages long, and a total of 71,189 words.
This makes it 93% the length of the average book. It also has 87% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 29 minutes to read Claudian and the Roman Epic Tradition aloud.
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