It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read The Golden Ass (The Metamorphoses of Apuleius) by Lucius Apuleius
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A comedy written for the Shakespeare's Globe, telling the story of an insatiably curious young man who, wishing to turn himself into a wise owl, takes the wrong drug and finds himself transformed into an ass. His subsequent travels lead him to encounter the chaos of human desire from the perspective of a servile donkey. The most exquisite tale in this wonderful epic, as originally told by Lucius Apuleius, is the first known account of the marriage of Cupid and Psyche, which is perhaps the archetypal myth behind modern psychology. Inspired by The Golden Ass, Peter Oswald has writt.
The Golden Ass (The Metamorphoses of Apuleius) by Lucius Apuleius is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.
This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read The Golden Ass (The Metamorphoses of Apuleius) aloud.
The Golden Ass (The Metamorphoses of Apuleius) 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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