How Long to Read Quṣayr ʻAmra

How Long Does it Take to Read Quṣayr ʻAmra?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 10 minutes to read Quṣayr ʻAmra by Garth Fowden

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

Description

From the stony desolation of Jordan's desert, it is but a step through a doorway into the bath house of the Qusayr 'Amra hunting lodge. Inside, multicolored frescoes depict scenes from courtly life and the hunt, along with musicians, dancing girls, and naked bathing women. The traveler is transported to the luxurious and erotic world of a mid-eighth-century Muslim Arab prince. For scholars, though, Qusayr 'Amra, probably painted in the 730s or 740s, has proved a mirage, its concreteness dissolved by doubts about date, patron, and meaning. This is the first book-length contextualization of the...

How long is Quṣayr ʻAmra?

Quṣayr ʻAmra by Garth Fowden is 424 pages long, and a total of 107,696 words.

This makes it 143% the length of the average book. It also has 132% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Quṣayr ʻAmra Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 48 minutes to read Quṣayr ʻAmra aloud.

What Reading Level is Quṣayr ʻAmra?

Quṣayr ʻAmra 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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