How Long to Read The Dominion of the Dead

By Robert Pogue Harrison

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dominion of the Dead?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read The Dominion of the Dead by Robert Pogue Harrison

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

Description

How do the living maintain relations to the dead? Why do we bury people when they die? And what is at stake when we do? In The Dominion of the Dead, Robert Pogue Harrison considers the supreme importance of these questions to Western civilization, exploring the many places where the dead cohabit the world of the living—the graves, images, literature, architecture, and monuments that house the dead in their afterlife among us. This elegantly conceived work devotes particular attention to the practice of burial. Harrison contends that we bury our dead to humanize the lands where we build our...

How long is The Dominion of the Dead?

The Dominion of the Dead by Robert Pogue Harrison is 222 pages long, and a total of 55,944 words.

This makes it 75% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dominion of the Dead Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 5 minutes to read The Dominion of the Dead aloud.

What Reading Level is The Dominion of the Dead?

The Dominion of the Dead 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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