How Long to Read The Complete English Poems of John Skelton

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

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 53 minutes to read The Complete English Poems of John Skelton by John Scattergood

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

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John Scattergood's 'The Complete English Poems of John Skelton', originally published in 1983 and long out of print, was the leading academic edition with comprehensive notes. Students are currently limited to searching for Skelton's poems in anthologies. This new, revised edition contains the poems, accompanied by around 150 pages of revised notes. There is an entirely new introduction, covering all developments in Skelton scholarship since the early 1980's, and an updated reading list. Scattergood also reproduces much of the Latin paratexts, considered by readers to be so essential to Skelton - and therefore to scholars of his work. Reviews of previous edition: 'Skelton's greatest poems are learned, difficult, allusive, multilingual, intensely self-conscious and self-reflexive. With their verbal play and many-layered meaning they demand careful and repeated reading; and the most important reason why Skelton's reputation [...] does not correspond to the reality of his work is that ...

How long is The Complete English Poems of John Skelton?

The Complete English Poems of John Skelton by John Scattergood is 577 pages long, and a total of 148,289 words.

This makes it 195% the length of the average book. It also has 181% more words than the average book.

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

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 30 minutes to read The Complete English Poems of John Skelton aloud.

What Reading Level is The Complete English Poems of John Skelton?

The Complete English Poems of John Skelton 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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