How Long to Read Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods

How Long Does it Take to Read Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 46 minutes to read Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods by Dwayne A. Meisner

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

Description

"Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods is a literary history that attempts to reconstruct the fragments of four theogonies that were attributed to the legendary singer Orpheus: the Derveni, Eudemian, Hieronyman, and Rhapsodic Theogonies. Most modern scholars have described these poems as if they were similar to Hesiod's Theogony—lengthy chronological accounts of the births of the gods from the beginning of time to the present—but this book suggests that a better model for understanding how these poems were composed is to see each of them as an individual product of bricolage (as explained by Claude Lévi-Strauss), rather than as items in the stemma of a static manuscript tradition (as reconstructed by Martin West). The Orphic tradition was more fluid and fragmented than modern reconstructions would lead one to believe, but in these four Orphic theogonies certain features stand out, such as points of comparison with Near Eastern myths, the continuous discourse between Orphic poetry and philosophy, and speculations on the nature of the gods in ways that generated unique deities and new narratives. A study of Orphic theogonies reveals that the Orphic myths of Phanes and Zeus were no less important than the Orphic myth of Dionysus"--

How long is Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods?

Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods by Dwayne A. Meisner is 337 pages long, and a total of 86,609 words.

This makes it 114% the length of the average book. It also has 106% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 53 minutes to read Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods aloud.

What Reading Level is Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods?

Orphic Tradition and the Birth of the Gods is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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