How Long to Read The Complete English Poems

By George Herbert

How Long Does it Take to Read The Complete English Poems?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 20 minutes to read The Complete English Poems by George Herbert

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

Description

The Temple, Herbert's great structure of poems, first appeared in 1633, the year of his death. Centring on the Eucharist, these poems contain both the struggles of a man wishing to give himself up to God, and those of a poet for whom true humility was the sharpest agony simply because he was a great poet. All the elements in Herbert's poetry-its mosaic of biblical themes, its complex simplicity, compression and understatement-combine to make it a poetry of connection, celebrating the divine plan and dramatizing how contradictions and ambiguous states can be transcended in response to God's love.This Penguin Classics edition takes in significant variants and early versions as well as English poems not included in The Temple, and selections from Herbert's Latin poetry with translations.

How long is The Complete English Poems?

The Complete English Poems by George Herbert is 500 pages long, and a total of 125,000 words.

This makes it 169% the length of the average book. It also has 153% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Complete English Poems Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 23 minutes to read The Complete English Poems aloud.

What Reading Level is The Complete English Poems?

The Complete English Poems 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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