How Long to Read The Iliad of Homer

How Long Does it Take to Read The Iliad of Homer?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 27 minutes to read The Iliad of Homer by Homer

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

Description

"Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus / and its devastation." For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Richmond Lattimore's faithful translation—the gold standard for generations of students and general readers. This long-awaited new edition of Lattimore's Iliad is designed to bring the book into the twenty-first century—while leaving the poem as firmly rooted in ancient Greece as ever. Lattimore's elegant, fluent verses—with their memorably phrased heroic epithets and remarkable fidelity to the Greek—remain unchanged, but classicist Richard Martin has...

How long is The Iliad of Homer?

The Iliad of Homer by Homer is 608 pages long, and a total of 156,864 words.

This makes it 205% the length of the average book. It also has 192% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Iliad of Homer Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 17 minutes to read The Iliad of Homer aloud.

What Reading Level is The Iliad of Homer?

The Iliad of Homer 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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