How Long to Read The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric

How Long Does it Take to Read The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 51 minutes to read The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric by Ronald F. Hock

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

Description

This book provides the first translations in English and a preliminary analysis of the commentaries on the chreia chapter in Aphthonius’s standard Progymnasmata, a classroom guide on composition. The chreia, or anecdote, was a popular form that preserved the wisdom of philosophers, kings, generals, and sophists. Aphthonius used the chreia to provide instructions on how to construct an argument and to confirm the validity of the chreia by means of an eight-paragraph essay. His treatment of this classroom exercise, however, was so brief that commentators needed to clarify, explain, and...

How long is The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric?

The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric by Ronald F. Hock is 345 pages long, and a total of 87,975 words.

This makes it 116% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours to read The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric aloud.

What Reading Level is The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric?

The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric 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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