How Long to Read Folly on Folly

How Long Does it Take to Read Folly on Folly?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 32 minutes to read Folly on Folly by Charles Packard

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

Description

“Not for scholars, but for a new generation of readers unaware of Erasmus’s unique genius. An innovative, ingenious update.” — Kirkus Reviews. “Packard’s verse translation does what it sets out to do: enlivens what otherwise can be heavy going.” — Puckerbrush Review “Astoundingly clever.” — The Classical Outlook By his own account, Desiderius Erasmus, a Dutch monk and scholar, wrote his 1509 Latin prose masterpiece, The Praise of Folly, “in seven days, more or less” while a guest at the London home of his friend and fellow humanist Sir Thomas More. Friends with whom Erasmus shared his manuscript arranged its publication in Paris in 1511 in an unauthorized edition. Erasmus, surprised but pleased by the immediate popularity of the work, revised it seven times, with thirty-six editions appearing during his lifetime. Folly on Folly presents this classic transcript of the goddess Folly’s lecture delivered in a university hall to an audience of scholars. A persona invented by Erasmus, the goddess Folly has chosen herself as her subject. Her incongruous costume—a scholar’s robe with the belled hat of a jester—suggests (correctly) that her words will be a mix of the serious with the hilarious. Throughout the lecture, she makes her case that foolishness, not rational thought, benefits humankind more—with most of the human foibles she cites, whether secular or spiritual, remaining with us today. This version of The Praise of Folly, the first in verse, was written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of this enduring work’s creation.

How long is Folly on Folly?

Folly on Folly by Charles Packard is 438 pages long, and a total of 113,004 words.

This makes it 148% the length of the average book. It also has 138% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Folly on Folly Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 17 minutes to read Folly on Folly aloud.

What Reading Level is Folly on Folly?

Folly on Folly 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.

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