How Long to Read Hymns and Epigrams

How Long Does it Take to Read Hymns and Epigrams?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 27 minutes to read Hymns and Epigrams by Callimachus

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

Description

CALLIMACHUS of Cyrene, 3rd century B.C., became after 284 B.C. a teacher of 'grammar', and poetry at Alexandria where he was made a librarian in the "University' and prepared a catalogue of the books in its library. He died about the year 240. Of his large published output, only 6 hymns, 63 epigrams, and fragments survive (Loeb Nos. 421, 129). The hymns are very learned and artificial in style; the epigrams are good (they are also in the Loeb Greek Anthology volumes). LYCOPHRON of Chalcis in Euboea was a contemporary of Callimachus in Alexandria where he became supervisor of the comedies included in the new library. He wrote a treatise on these and composed tragedies and other poetry. We possess Alexandra or Cassandra where-in Cassandra foretells the fortune of Troy and the besieging Greeks. This poem is a curiosity -- a showpiece of knowledge of obscure stories, names, and words. ARATUS of Soli in Cilicia, c. 315-245 B.C., was a didactic poet at the court of Antigonus Gonatas of Macedonia, where he wrote his famous Phaenomena (Appearances). He visited Antiochus I of Syria but returned to Macedonia. His work is an imitation of Eudoxus' prosework on astronomy, and cicero, germanicus Caesar, and Avieenius translated it into Latin; Cicero's survives in fragments only; the other versions are more complete, Avienius; being a paraphrase

How long is Hymns and Epigrams?

Hymns and Epigrams by Callimachus is 496 pages long, and a total of 126,976 words.

This makes it 167% the length of the average book. It also has 155% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hymns and Epigrams Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 33 minutes to read Hymns and Epigrams aloud.

What Reading Level is Hymns and Epigrams?

Hymns and Epigrams is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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