How Long to Read Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns

How Long Does it Take to Read Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 40 minutes to read Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns by Richard Janko

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

Description

This book investigates the history of the ancient Greek tradition of oral epic poetry which culminated in the Iliad and Odyssey. These masterpieces did not exhaust the tradition, and poems were composed in the same style for several generations afterwards. One group of such poems is the 'Homeric Hymns', ascribed to Homer in antiquity. In fact the origins of these Hymns are as mysterious as those of the Homeric epics themselves with little external evidence to assist. This book will be of interest to scholars concerned with Greek philology and dialects, Homeric epic and Greek literature of the...

How long is Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns?

Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns by Richard Janko is 340 pages long, and a total of 85,000 words.

This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 44 minutes to read Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns aloud.

What Reading Level is Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns?

Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns 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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