How Long to Read Socrates with Xanthippe on His Last Day

How Long Does it Take to Read Socrates with Xanthippe on His Last Day?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Socrates with Xanthippe on His Last Day by Art Aeon

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

Description

"Socrates with Xanthippe on his Last Day" by Art Aeon is a fictional narrative song in tercet stanzas. It sings of an imaginary dialogue between the character Xanthippe, the widow of Socrates, and the character Plato, who visits Xanthippe soon after the execution of his revered mentor in Athens. The state of affairs in this story is the same as that in the Phaedo of the historic philosopher Plato (423-347 BCE): On his last day in the Athenian prison, what things Socrates discussed with his devoted friends, and how he met his death. But the content of the present fiction is substantially different from the Plato's Phaedo: The main topic of the Plato's Phaedo is about the Socrates' arguments for immortality of soul. In this fiction, the character Socrates is portrayed to discuss various topics: On the nature of death; On the meanings of mystic words such as, 'soul', 'immortality', 'god', 'muses', etc.; On the nature of justice; On the ethical problems of the Olympian gods as depicted by Homer, Hesiod, and other great Greek poets in their epics and tragedies. Socrates introduces the profound and revolutionary philosophic ideas of Xenophanes (c. 570- c. 475 BCE) who criticized Homer and Hesiod for their portrayal of the Olympian gods as humanlike and immoral. After discussions on the impossibility for any human to know the true nature of deity, they examine the tragedy Prometheus Bound of Aeschylus (c. 525- c. 455 BCE) to discuss the topic of divine justice. In time, the jailor comes in, and sends away everyone except Xanthippe. Socrates takes a nap before his execution. When he wakes up, he relates to Xanthippe his mysterious last dream: How he happened to meet Prometheus, the compassionate saviour of the mankind from the Zeus' plan of their extermination; how he repented to Prometheus for the people's vile bigotry of Zeus in disrespect of their saviour; how he learned the deep mystery of the vast cosmic drama of the universe. At sunset, Socrates thanks Xanthippe for her devotion, prays to Athena for protection of his beloved family, and dedicates his spirit to Prometheus. Then he drinks the poison in composure, and meets his death in peace. Thus, Xanthippe finishes her recollection of the final day of Socrates. Deeply moved, Plato vows to Xanthippe that he will devote his life to study what Socrates taught, and to immortalize his ideals by writing them into books for all mankind to study.

How long is Socrates with Xanthippe on His Last Day?

Socrates with Xanthippe on His Last Day by Art Aeon is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Socrates with Xanthippe on His Last Day Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Socrates with Xanthippe on His Last Day aloud.

What Reading Level is Socrates with Xanthippe on His Last Day?

Socrates with Xanthippe on His Last Day 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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