How Long to Read The Gardens of Adonis

How Long Does it Take to Read The Gardens of Adonis?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read The Gardens of Adonis by Marcel Detienne

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

Description

Rich with implications for the history of sexuality, gender issues, and patterns of Hellenic literary imagining, Marcel Detienne's landmark book recasts long-standing ideas about the fertility myth of Adonis. The author challenges Sir James Frazer's thesis that the vegetation god Adonis-- whose premature death was mourned by women and whose resurrection marked a joyous occasion--represented the annual cycle of growth and decay in agriculture. Using the analytic tools of structuralism, Detienne shows instead that the festivals of Adonis depict a seductive but impotent and fruitless...

How long is The Gardens of Adonis?

The Gardens of Adonis by Marcel Detienne is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Gardens of Adonis Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read The Gardens of Adonis aloud.

What Reading Level is The Gardens of Adonis?

The Gardens of Adonis 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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