How Long to Read Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan

How Long Does it Take to Read Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan by Jean d'Arras

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

Description

Jean d’Arras’s splendid prose romance of Melusine, written for Jean de Berry, the brother of King Charles V of France, is one of the most significant and complex literary works of the later Middle Ages. The author, promising to tell us “how the noble and powerful fortress of Lusignan in Poitou was founded by a fairy,” writes a ceaselessly astonishing account of the origins of the powerful feudal dynasty of the Lusignans in southwestern France, which flourished in western Europe and the Near East during the age of the Crusades. The spellbinding story of the destinies of the fairy Melusine, her mortal husband, and her extraordinary sons blends history, myth, genealogy, folklore, and popular traditions with epic, romance, and Crusade narrative. Preceded by a substantial introduction, this translation, the first in English to be amply annotated, captures the remarkable range of stylistic registers that characterizes this extravagant and captivating work.

How long is Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan?

Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan by Jean d'Arras is 261 pages long, and a total of 65,511 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 57 minutes to read Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan aloud.

What Reading Level is Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan?

Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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