How Long to Read Poetry Underpinning Power

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetry Underpinning Power?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 23 minutes to read Poetry Underpinning Power by Hans-Peter Stahl

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

Description

In recent decades, international research on Virgil has been marked, if not dominated, by the ideas of the 'Harvard School' and similar trends, according to which the poet was engaged in an elaborate work of subtle subversion, directed against the new ruler of the Roman world, Octavian-Augustus. Much of Virgil's oeuvre consists prima facie of eulogy of the ruler, and of emphatic prediction of his enduring success: this is explained by numerous modern critics as generic convention, or as studied ambiguity, or as irony. This paradoxical position, which runs against ancient-as well as much modern-interpretation of the poet, continues to create widespread unease. Stahl's new monograph is the most thorough study so far to question modern Virgilian criticism on philological grounds. He based himself on the internal logic and rhetoric of the Aeneid, and considers also political, historical, archaeological and philosophical subjects addressed by the poem. He finds that the poet has so presented the morality of his central figure, Augustus' supposed ancestor Aeneas, and of those who (eventually) clash with him, Turnus and Dido, as to make it certain that Roman readers and hearers of the poem were meant to conclude in Aeneas' favour. Virgil's intention emerges from Stahl's thorough, ingenious and original argumentation as decisively pro-Augustan. Stahl's work, in short, will not only enliven debate on current critical hypotheses but for many will enduringly affect their credibility.

How long is Poetry Underpinning Power?

Poetry Underpinning Power by Hans-Peter Stahl is 501 pages long, and a total of 125,751 words.

This makes it 169% the length of the average book. It also has 154% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Poetry Underpinning Power Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 27 minutes to read Poetry Underpinning Power aloud.

What Reading Level is Poetry Underpinning Power?

Poetry Underpinning Power is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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