How Long to Read Herodotean Narrative and Discourse

How Long Does it Take to Read Herodotean Narrative and Discourse?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 24 minutes to read Herodotean Narrative and Discourse by Mabel L. Lang

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

Description

Mabel Lang offers a new interpretation of Herodotus. Her reading of the "Father of History" pinpoints the aspects of his style that clearly derive from oral composition. Lang examines oral techniques in storytelling, known from folktales and other oral literature as well as from Homer. She shows how the dramatic use of speeches--so characteristic of folk literature--played an important part in Herodotus' development of history out of the chronologies and geographies that he knew. Story form and speeches attributed to historical persons, she demonstrates, follow traditional formulas. She also studies in detail Herodotus' distinctive use of proverbs and rhetorical questions. Throughout, Lang draws on a variety of materials and offers particularly revealing comparisons of Homeric and Herodotean styles. This analysis of the evidence for oral composition in Herodotus' Histories opens a new perspective for students and scholars of Greek history.

How long is Herodotean Narrative and Discourse?

Herodotean Narrative and Discourse by Mabel L. Lang is 198 pages long, and a total of 51,084 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Herodotean Narrative and Discourse Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 39 minutes to read Herodotean Narrative and Discourse aloud.

What Reading Level is Herodotean Narrative and Discourse?

Herodotean Narrative and Discourse 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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