How Long to Read Comrade Loves of the Samurai

How Long Does it Take to Read Comrade Loves of the Samurai?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 40 minutes to read Comrade Loves of the Samurai by Ihara Saikaku

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

Description

In Comrade Loves of a Samurai, the theme of homosexual love between the samurai is explored. To the old Japanese such love among samurai was quite permissible. The sons of samurai families were urged to form homosexual alliances while youth lasted, and often these loves matured into lifelong companionships. Saikaku describes Japanese love scenes of all kinds with a frankness that has made him a favorite with expurgators, but he discusses different types of love with tenderness and compassion. The Songs of the Geisha included in this volume is a collection of geisha folk songs composed to be sung to the accompaniment of the shamisen. All of the songs have a charmingly nostalgic quality which fitted well with the time and the circumstances for which they were composed. They are intimately personal, expressing the feelings of the geisha towards their sympathetic listeners. Love, frustration, and the futility of hope are their main themes. These lyrics, for all their erotic symbolism, are restrained and tactful, and their erotic beauty must be felt rather than heard. Both books were originally privately published in London in 1928 as a two volume set entitled Eastern Love.

How long is Comrade Loves of the Samurai?

Comrade Loves of the Samurai by Ihara Saikaku is 160 pages long, and a total of 40,000 words.

This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Comrade Loves of the Samurai Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read Comrade Loves of the Samurai aloud.

What Reading Level is Comrade Loves of the Samurai?

Comrade Loves of the Samurai 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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