How Long to Read The 'historical' Saint Patrick. Approaching the Life of Ireland's Patron Saint

How Long Does it Take to Read The 'historical' Saint Patrick. Approaching the Life of Ireland's Patron Saint?

It takes the average reader and 40 minutes to read The 'historical' Saint Patrick. Approaching the Life of Ireland's Patron Saint by Julian Binder

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Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1.0, University of Tubingen (Department of English), language: English, abstract: When hearing the name 'Saint Patrick', people nowadays think of a bearded, often staffbearing, Irishman who was the first to introduce Christianity to the Emerald Isle, who chased the serpents out of Ireland, and who made use of a shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity. This is the conventional representation of Ireland's National Apostle, and this is what a very high percentage of Saint Patrick's Day visitors would give as an answer if you asked them who Saint Patrick has been. However, this depiction of Irelands patron saint is as different from the 'real Patrick' who lived most likely between the end of the fourth and the middle of the fifth century A.D. as is the modern, secular way of celebrating March 17, 'Saint Patrick's Day', with parades, rugby matches, and green beer from its traditional, religious origins, the feast of St. Patrick's 'falling asleep', which had been celebrated as early as the ninth century. Neither was he Irish, nor was he the first to introduce Christianity on the island, nor did he chase any of the poisonous snakes out of Ireland as there simply were none in the country after the most recent Ice Age. So, in fact, the prevailing popular image of Saint Patrick is - at least historically speaking - distorted and inaccurate. What may be the reason for such a misrepresentation of the 'real Patrick'? Allanah Hopkin gets to the core of the problem by stating that "[m]any people still confuse the Saint Patrick of legend with the very different historical figure." In her work The Living Legend of Saint Patrick, she points out the different developmental stages of the representations of Patrick over the centuries. According to her, even Patrick's earliest biographers elevated Patricks life to that of a secular hero. In the following lines"

How long is The 'historical' Saint Patrick. Approaching the Life of Ireland's Patron Saint?

The 'historical' Saint Patrick. Approaching the Life of Ireland's Patron Saint by Julian Binder is 40 pages long, and a total of 10,000 words.

This makes it 13% the length of the average book. It also has 12% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The 'historical' Saint Patrick. Approaching the Life of Ireland's Patron Saint Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 54 minutes to read The 'historical' Saint Patrick. Approaching the Life of Ireland's Patron Saint aloud.

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