How Long to Read Tang Transformation Texts

How Long Does it Take to Read Tang Transformation Texts?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Tang Transformation Texts by Victor H. Mair

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

Description

This is the most comprehensive study of pien-wen (“transformation texts” i.e., tales of metamorphosis) in any language since the manuscripts were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century in a remote cave complex in northwest China. They are the earliest written vernacular narratives in China and are thus extremely important in the history of Chinese language and literature. Numerous scholarly controversies have surrounded the study of the texts in the last three quarters of a century; this volume seeks to resolve some of them—the extent, origins, and formal characteristics of the texts, the meaning of pien wen, the identity of the authors who composed these popular narratives and the scribes who copied them, the relationship of the texts to oral performance, and the reasons for the apparently sudden demise of the genre around the beginning of the Sung dynasty. This is a multi-disciplinary study that integrates findings from religious, literary, linguistic, sociological, and historical materials, carried out with intellectual rigor. It includes an extensive bibliography of relevant sources in many languages.

How long is Tang Transformation Texts?

Tang Transformation Texts by Victor H. Mair is 309 pages long, and a total of 80,031 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Tang Transformation Texts Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Tang Transformation Texts aloud.

What Reading Level is Tang Transformation Texts?

Tang Transformation Texts 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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