How Long to Read Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

How Long Does it Take to Read Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam

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

Description

A work of staggering poetic beauty that has inspired the likes of John Ruskin, T. S. Eliot, and Robert Bly, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam was written in eleventh-century Persia and was largely unknown in the West until it was translated into English by Edward FitzGerald in 1859. In FitzGerald's hands, the individual Persian quatrains of the original coalesced into one of the most moving and often-cited modern poetic statements about loss, longing, and nostalgia. As Robert D. Richardson notes, The Rubaiyat is startlingly modern in its outlook and composition, and through it, one civilization...

How long is Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam?

Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Omar Khayyam is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam aloud.

What Reading Level is Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam?

Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam 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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