How Long to Read Regrets

How Long Does it Take to Read Regrets?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 32 minutes to read Regrets by Joachim Du Bellay

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

Description

A bilingual edition of one of the finest sonnet sequences of the Renaissance As a member of the mid-sixteenth-century literary group La Pleiade, Joachim du Bellay sought to elevate his native French to the level of the classical languages-a goal pursued with great spirit, elegance, irony, and wit in the poems that comprise "The Regrets." Widely viewed as one of the finest sonnet sequences in all of French literature, this Renaissance masterpiece wryly echoes the homesickness and longing of Ovid's poetry written in exile--because du Bellay finds himself lost in Rome, the very home Ovid longed for. In this translation by David R. Slavitt, these brilliant performances retain their original formal playfulness as well as their gracefully rendered but nonetheless moving melancholy. In decadent Rome, among hypocrites, thieves, and snobs, du Bellay uses his poetry as an opportunity for social satire and caustic self-criticism-it becomes a salvation of sorts, an approach peculiarly modern in its blending of the classical, the social, and the personal.

How long is Regrets?

Regrets by Joachim Du Bellay is 148 pages long, and a total of 38,184 words.

This makes it 50% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Regrets Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 28 minutes to read Regrets aloud.

What Reading Level is Regrets?

Regrets is suitable for students ages 10 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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