How Long to Read Pindar and the Sublime

How Long Does it Take to Read Pindar and the Sublime?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read Pindar and the Sublime by Robert L. Fowler

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

Description

Pindar-the 'Theban eagle', as Thomas Gray famously called him-has often been taken as the archetype of the sublime poet: soaring into the heavens on wings of language and inspired by visions of eternity. In this much-anticipated new study, Robert Fowler asks in what ways the concept of the sublime can still guide a reading of the greatest of the Greek lyric poets. Working with ancient and modern treatments of the topic, especially the poetry and writings of Friedrich Hölderlin (1770–1843), arguably Pindar's greatest modern reader, he develops the case for an aesthetic appreciation of Pindar's odes as literature. Building on recent trends in criticism, he shifts the focus away from the first performance and the orality of Greek culture to reception and the experience of Pindar's odes as text. This change of emphasis yields a fresh discussion of many facets of Pindar's astonishing art, including the relation of the poems to their occasions, performativity, the poet's persona, his imagery, and his myths. Consideration of Pindar's views on divinity, transcendence, time, and the limits of language reveals him to be not only a great writer but a great thinker.

How long is Pindar and the Sublime?

Pindar and the Sublime by Robert L. Fowler is 280 pages long, and a total of 70,000 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Pindar and the Sublime Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Pindar and the Sublime aloud.

What Reading Level is Pindar and the Sublime?

Pindar and the Sublime is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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