How Long to Read Sonnets of Louise Labé

By Louise Labé

How Long Does it Take to Read Sonnets of Louise Labé?

It takes the average reader and 50 minutes to read Sonnets of Louise Labé by Louise Labé

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

Description

The love sonnets of Louise Labé of Lyons and the gilded legend of her life in the early years of the French Renaissance have appealed to the imagination of four centuries. Printed here beside the text of the 1556 edition, the translations of the sonnets by Alta Lind Cook follow closely the original version and admirably retain its sweep and movement, its simplicity and melody. The rhyme scheme of the Petrarchan sonnet has been preserved with variations and corresponding to those of the French. With the poems, the translator presents a sketch of the circumstances and background of this unique literary figure of the Sixteenth Century, known in France and outside of France as La Belle Cordière. These translations by Alta Lind Cook are fine poetry; in English as in French the reader finds "present reality in their hope and their despair, their independence and their impertinence, their tears and their sparkle."

How long is Sonnets of Louise Labé?

Sonnets of Louise Labé by Louise Labé is 50 pages long, and a total of 12,500 words.

This makes it 17% the length of the average book. It also has 15% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sonnets of Louise Labé Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 8 minutes to read Sonnets of Louise Labé aloud.

What Reading Level is Sonnets of Louise Labé?

Sonnets of Louise Labé is suitable for students ages 8 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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