How Long to Read Dreams of the Burning Child

How Long Does it Take to Read Dreams of the Burning Child?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Dreams of the Burning Child by David Lee Miller

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

Description

In Dreams of the Burning Child, David Lee Miller explores the uncanny persistence of filial sacrifice as a motif in English literature and its classical and biblical antecedents. He combines strikingly original reinterpretations of the Aeneid, Hamlet, The Winter's Tale, and Dombey and Son with perceptive accounts of dreams found in memoirs, poems, and psychoanalytic texts. Miller looks closely at the grisly fantasy of the sacrifice of sons as it is depicted in classical epic, early modern drama, the nineteenth-century novel, the postcolonial novel, the lyric, the funeral elegy, sacred...

How long is Dreams of the Burning Child?

Dreams of the Burning Child by David Lee Miller is 239 pages long, and a total of 61,901 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dreams of the Burning Child Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Dreams of the Burning Child aloud.

What Reading Level is Dreams of the Burning Child?

Dreams of the Burning Child is suitable for students ages 12 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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