It takes the average reader 2 hours and 2 minutes to read Phaedra by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Phaedra is a Roman tragedy written by philosopher and dramatist Lucius Annaeus Seneca before 54 A.D. Its 1280 lines of verse tell the story of Phaedra, wife of King Theseus of Athens and her consuming lust for her stepson, Hippolytus. Based on Greek Mythology and the tragedy Hippolytus by Greek playwright Euripides, Seneca's Phaedra is one of several artistic explorations of this tragic story. Seneca portrays Phaedra as self-aware and direct in the pursuit of her stepson, while in other treatments of the myth she is more of a passive victim of fate. This Phaedra takes on the scheming nature...
Phaedra by Lucius Annaeus Seneca is 122 pages long, and a total of 30,744 words.
This makes it 41% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 48 minutes to read Phaedra aloud.
Phaedra is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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