How Long to Read Hearing Homer's Song

How Long Does it Take to Read Hearing Homer's Song?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read Hearing Homer's Song by Robert Kanigel

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

Description

From the acclaimed biographer of Jane Jacobs and Srinivasa Ramanujan comes the first full life and work of arguably the most influential classical scholar of the twentieth century, who overturned long-entrenched notions of ancient epic poetry and enlarged the very idea of literature. In this literary detective story, Robert Kanigel gives us a long overdue portrait of an Oakland druggist's son who became known as the "Darwin of Homeric studies." So thoroughly did Milman Parry change our thinking about the origins of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey that scholars today refer to a "before" Parry and an...

How long is Hearing Homer's Song?

Hearing Homer's Song by Robert Kanigel is 352 pages long, and a total of 88,704 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hearing Homer's Song Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read Hearing Homer's Song aloud.

What Reading Level is Hearing Homer's Song?

Hearing Homer's Song 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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