How Long to Read Gazing at the Moon

How Long Does it Take to Read Gazing at the Moon?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 41 minutes to read Gazing at the Moon by Saigyo

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

Description

A fresh translation of the classical Buddhist poetry of Saigyō, whose aesthetics of nature, love, and sorrow came to epitomize the Japanese poetic tradition. Saigyō, the Buddhist name of Fujiwara no Norikiyo (1118–1190), is one of Japan’s most famous and beloved poets. He was a recluse monk who spent much of his life wandering and seeking after the Buddhist way. Combining his love of poetry with his spiritual evolution, he produced beautiful, lyrical lines infused with a Buddhist perception of the world. Gazing at the Moon presents over one hundred of Saigyō’s tanka—traditional 31-syllable poems—newly rendered into English by renowned translator Meredith McKinney. This selection of poems conveys Saigyō’s story of Buddhist awakening, reclusion, seeking, enlightenment, and death, embodying the Japanese aesthetic ideal of mono no aware—to be moved by sorrow in witnessing the ephemeral world.

How long is Gazing at the Moon?

Gazing at the Moon by Saigyo is 157 pages long, and a total of 40,349 words.

This makes it 53% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Gazing at the Moon Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 40 minutes to read Gazing at the Moon aloud.

What Reading Level is Gazing at the Moon?

Gazing at the Moon 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.

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

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