How Long to Read T'ao-hua-shan

How Long Does it Take to Read T'ao-hua-shan?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 39 minutes to read T'ao-hua-shan by Shangren Kong

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

Description

The Peach Blossom Fan is a poetic drama about national cataclysm. More than 300 years ago, the last native Chinese imperial house fell before rebel onslaughts, made a short-lived attempt at restoration in the south, then yielded finally to the invading Manchus. Writing in the 1690s, Kng Shang-jen gathered the recollections of survivors. Out of these and a multitude of documentary accounts, he constructed a great historical play in the elegant Southern Chinese style. With compelling vividness he recreates confrontations between loyalists and those who would sell out to the newest master; nostalgic scenes of dalliance in riverside pavilions, with wine and poetry and beautiful girls; desperate stands on battlements of beleaguered cities; and more. Sir Harold Acton, who collaborated with the late S. H. Chen and Cyril Birch in making this translation, has captured in his lively English the spirit and nuances of the original. Prefatory materials and notes provide both historical and dramaturgical background for the reader full enjoyment of this masterpiece.

How long is T'ao-hua-shan?

T'ao-hua-shan by Shangren Kong is 334 pages long, and a total of 84,836 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read T'ao-hua-shan Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 43 minutes to read T'ao-hua-shan aloud.

What Reading Level is T'ao-hua-shan?

T'ao-hua-shan 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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