It takes the average reader 1 hour and 48 minutes to read Oedipus in Jerusalem by Kalman J. Kaplan
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Oedipus in Jerusalem begins with the unexpected meeting of the blinded Oedipus and the biblical prophet Nathan outside of Thebes. As the play unfolds, Nathan brings Oedipus to the Great Sanhedrin in Jerusalem for a formal trial with regard to his actions of patricide and his subsequent incest with his mother. The author of this play uses the characters and facts that exist in Oedipus Rex, the Athenian tragedy by the Greek playwright Sophocles, but employs the Sanhedrin to reach a dramatically different conclusion with implications for present times. Sophocles himself serves as accuser while...
Oedipus in Jerusalem by Kalman J. Kaplan is 106 pages long, and a total of 27,136 words.
This makes it 36% the length of the average book. It also has 33% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 28 minutes to read Oedipus in Jerusalem aloud.
Oedipus in Jerusalem is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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