How Long to Read Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru, Parts One and Two

How Long Does it Take to Read Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru, Parts One and Two?

It takes the average reader 25 hours and 10 minutes to read Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru, Parts One and Two by Garcilaso de la Vega

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

Description

The two-part classic history of the Incan empire’s origin and growth, as well as their demise following the arrival of the Spaniards. Garcilaso de la Vega, the first native of the New World to attain importance as a writer in the Old, was born in Cuzco in 1539, the illegitimate son of a Spanish cavalier and an Inca princess. Although he was educated as a gentleman of Spain and won an important place in Spanish letters, Garcilaso was fiercely proud of his Indian ancestry and wrote under the name EI Inca. Royal Commentaries of the Incas is the account of the origin, growth, and destruction of the Inca empire, from its legendary birth until the death in 1572 of its last independent ruler. For the material in Part One of Royal Commentaries—the history of the Inca civilization prior to the arrival of the Spaniards—Garcilaso drew upon “what I often heard as a child from the lips of my mother and her brothers and uncles and other elders . . . [of] the origin of the Inca kings, their greatness, the grandeur of their empire, their deeds and conquests, their government in peace and war, and the laws they ordained so greatly to the advantage of their vassals.” The conventionalized and formal history of an oral tradition, Royal Commentaries describes the gradual imposition of order and civilization upon a primitive and barbaric world. To this Garcilaso adds facts about the geography and the flora and fauna of the land; the folk practices, religion, and superstitions; the agricultural and the architectural and engineering achievements of the people; and a variety of other information drawn from his rich store of traditional knowledge, personal observation, or speculative philosophy. Important though it is as history, Garcilaso’s classic is much more: it is also a work of art. Its gracious and graceful style, skillfully translated by Harold V. Livermore, succeeds in bringing to life for the reader a genuine work of literature.

How long is Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru, Parts One and Two?

Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru, Parts One and Two by Garcilaso de la Vega is 1,493 pages long, and a total of 377,729 words.

This makes it 504% the length of the average book. It also has 462% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru, Parts One and Two Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 34 hours and 24 minutes to read Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru, Parts One and Two aloud.

What Reading Level is Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru, Parts One and Two?

Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru, Parts One and Two 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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