How Long to Read Shih-shuo Hsin-yü

How Long Does it Take to Read Shih-shuo Hsin-yü?

It takes the average reader 13 hours and 18 minutes to read Shih-shuo Hsin-yü by Richard Mather

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

Description

Shih-shuo hsin-yü: A New Account of Tales of the World, compiled by Liu I-ch’ing (403–444), is a collection of anecdotes, short conversations, and pithy observations on personalities who lived in China between about 150 and 420 A.D. In its own time, the text was considered to be an aid to conversation, and one of its aims was to provide enjoyable reading. For this reason, it has been loosely linked with the later “novels” (hsiao-shuo) such as “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” (San-kuo yen-i). Shih-shuo hsin- yü is organized thematically, with sections devoted to civic and moral virtues, cultivated and intellectual accomplishments, recluses, women, technology, art, and human frailty. Yet the view onto these subjects remains narrow: center stage is occupied by emperors and princes, courtiers, officials, generals, genteel hermits, and urbane monks. These figures are depicted in a rarified atmosphere of great refinement and sensitivity, yet they are usually caught up in a very earthly, often bloody, world of war and factional intrigue. It is a dark world against which the occasional flashes of wit and insight shine the more brightly. Mather's classic translation was the first English translation of the work when it appeared in 1971. Mather incorporates the commentary of Liu Chun (461–521), which provides invaluable contextualizing information from works of the third and fourth centuries that are now lost. The second edition has been comprehensively revised, introducing numerous collaborative corrections and improvements.

How long is Shih-shuo Hsin-yü?

Shih-shuo Hsin-yü by Richard Mather is 777 pages long, and a total of 199,689 words.

This makes it 262% the length of the average book. It also has 244% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Shih-shuo Hsin-yü Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 18 hours and 11 minutes to read Shih-shuo Hsin-yü aloud.

What Reading Level is Shih-shuo Hsin-yü?

Shih-shuo Hsin-yü 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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