How Long to Read Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-Lore

How Long Does it Take to Read Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-Lore?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-Lore by Walter Kelly

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

Description

Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-lore (1863) was historian Walter Keating Kelly's one and only book on mythology, and it sought to popularize for English-speaking audiences the exciting new science of mythology being developed in Germany. The author was particularly taken with German Sanskrit scholar Adalbert Kuhn's idea that the earliest Indo-European myths were associated primarily with thunder and lightning. Today, Keating's book remains the most important and influential English language source for Kuhn's ideas, as his works were not translated into English in his own time. Keating, however, did more than report the German findings; he illustrated and expanded upon them with incidents from English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish lore. Consequently, the Curiosities is a treasure-house of comparative mythology and folklore, recording hundreds of myths and legends, famous and obscure. In these pages are stories of the sun and of storms, of werewolves and the Wild Hunt, of witches and wishing rods.The Curiosities was extremely influential in its time, widely-cited in Victorian scholarship and widely read among both scholars and the general public, who were fascinated by its expert explication of obscure myths and legends. It is widely believed to have been instrumental in stimulating the collection of British folklore, and it remains a foundational text for the study of Indo-European mythology and folklore. This edition is an unabridged republication of the 1863 first edition published by Chapman and Hall.

How long is Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-Lore?

Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-Lore by Walter Kelly is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-Lore Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-Lore aloud.

What Reading Level is Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-Lore?

Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-Lore is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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