How Long to Read Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature

How Long Does it Take to Read Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 20 minutes to read Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature by Vanessa Barrett Gorman

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Description

A widely accepted truism says that luxury corrupts, and in both popular and scholarly treatments, the ancient city of Sybaris remains the model for destructive opulence. This volume demonstrates the scarcity of evidence for Sybarite luxury, and examines the vocabulary of luxury used by the Hellenic world. Focus on the word truphe reveals it means an attitude of entitlement: not necessarily a bad trait, unless in extreme form. This pattern holds for all Classical evidence, even the historian Herodotus, where the idea of pernicious luxury is commonly thought to be thematic. Advancing a new...

How long is Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature?

Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature by Vanessa Barrett Gorman is 560 pages long, and a total of 140,000 words.

This makes it 189% the length of the average book. It also has 171% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 45 minutes to read Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature aloud.

What Reading Level is Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature?

Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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