How Long to Read Poetics

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetics?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Poetics by Aristotle

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

Description

Essential reading for all students of Greek theatre and literature, and equally stimulating for anyone interested in literature In the Poetics, his near-contemporary account of classical Greek tragedy, Aristotle examine the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, the Poetics introduced into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis ('imitation'), hamartia ('error') and...

How long is Poetics?

Poetics by Aristotle is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Poetics aloud.

What Reading Level is Poetics?

Poetics is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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