How Long to Read The Hand of Cicero

How Long Does it Take to Read The Hand of Cicero?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 18 minutes to read The Hand of Cicero by Shane Butler

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

Description

Hundreds perished in Rome's Second Proscription, but one victim is remembered above all others. Cicero stands out, however, not only because of his fame, but also because his murder included a unique addition to the customary decapitation. For his corpse was deprived not only of its head, but also of its right hand. Plutarch tells us why Mark Antony wanted the hand that wrote the Philippics. But how did it come to pass that Rome's greatest orator could be so hated for the speeches he had written? Charting a course through Cicero's celebrated career, Shane Butler examines two principal relationships between speech and writing in Roman oratory: the use of documentary evidence by orators and the 'publication' of both delivered and undelivered speeches. He presents this fascinating theory that the success of Rome's greatest orator depended as much on writing as speaking; he also argues against the conventional wisdom that Rome was an 'oral society', in which writing was rare and served only practical, secondary purposes.

How long is The Hand of Cicero?

The Hand of Cicero by Shane Butler is 195 pages long, and a total of 49,725 words.

This makes it 66% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Hand of Cicero Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 31 minutes to read The Hand of Cicero aloud.

What Reading Level is The Hand of Cicero?

The Hand of Cicero is suitable for students ages 10 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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