How Long to Read Revival: The Facetiae of Poggio and Other Medieval Story-tellers (1928)

How Long Does it Take to Read Revival: The Facetiae of Poggio and Other Medieval Story-tellers (1928)?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Revival: The Facetiae of Poggio and Other Medieval Story-tellers (1928) by Poggio Bracciolini,

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

Description

The facetie, as a literary form, has an ancient lineage, while, if we regard it merely as a humorous tale or jocular anecdote, its history must be almost as old as the first laughs and smiles of prehistoric man. To go back no further, we may trace it in a direct line through Latin literature, to the Greek apopthegm. Facetiae, in the literary sense, are also to be found in Oriental literature, espeically the Persian and the Arabian. The Greek apopthegm and its Roman successor had a different character from the Florentine facetia, but the difference is one rather of matter than form. The ribald, licentious note is not so common in the classic facetaie, and the historical anecdotes treating of kings, princes, and persons of high estate were mostly reverent and often adulatory. Satire and disrespect appeared in the humorous tales of Poggio and his peers. The apopthegm was, as a rule, a brief narrative, as often as not enclosing a moral lesson in an historical anecdote. Or else it was the saying of some wise or great man.

How long is Revival: The Facetiae of Poggio and Other Medieval Story-tellers (1928)?

Revival: The Facetiae of Poggio and Other Medieval Story-tellers (1928) by Poggio Bracciolini, is 206 pages long, and a total of 52,736 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Revival: The Facetiae of Poggio and Other Medieval Story-tellers (1928) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 48 minutes to read Revival: The Facetiae of Poggio and Other Medieval Story-tellers (1928) aloud.

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Revival: The Facetiae of Poggio and Other Medieval Story-tellers (1928) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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