How Long to Read Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca

How Long Does it Take to Read Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 18 minutes to read Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca by Pedro Calderón de la Barca

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

Description

Calderón, the great dramatist of Spain's Golden Age, was a skilled writer of comedy. His serious dramas have long been highly regarded in the English-speaking world, but his many sparkling comedies are an untapped reservoir for the contemporary theater. The four plays in this volume, three of which appear in English for the first time, have been translated by Kenneth Muir, the noted British scholar and director. These are comedies of intrigue. They turn on mysterious, quarrels, and jealousies, and they abound in complication and misunderstandings, yet in the end all is explained, to the delight of the audience. Muir's long experience with acting and directing and his keen ear for the nuances of the English language, together with his perceptive critical scholarship, have enabled him to produce a text that actors can speak naturally, and that modern audiences can enjoy as did the audiences of seventeenth-century Spain. The graceful, poetical dialogue and the masterly stagecraft of Calderón are undiminished in these deft translations. The plays featured are From Bad to Worse, The Secret Spoken Aloud, The Worst is Not Always Certain, and The Advantages and Disadvantages of a Name. Ann L. Mackenzie has provided an introduction to each play and notes on the text that will be useful to the actors and directors who seek to present these comedies as they were intended—on the stage.

How long is Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca?

Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca by Pedro Calderón de la Barca is 493 pages long, and a total of 124,729 words.

This makes it 166% the length of the average book. It also has 152% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 21 minutes to read Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca aloud.

What Reading Level is Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca?

Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca 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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