It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read The Lusiads by Luis de Camoes
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The Lusiads, is a Portuguese epic poem written by ancient classical & medieval poet Luiz Vaz de Camoes. Written in ancient classical & medieval Homeric fashion, the regional & cultural poem focuses mainly on a fantastical interpretation of Portuguese voyages of discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. The Lusiads is often regarded as Portugal's literature & fiction national epic, much in the way as Virgil's Aeneid was for the Ancient Romans, or Homer's Iliad and Odyssey for the Ancient Greeks. The Lusiads was first printed in 1572, three years after the author returned from the Indies. Luiz Vaz de Camoes is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama but is best remembered for his epic ancient classical & medieval work The Lusiads. The influence of Luiz Vaz de Camoes' masterpiece The Lusiads is so profound that Portuguese is sometimes called the language of Camoes. The Lusiads has long ago surpassed the regional & cultural boundaries of Portugal and has since become an internationally praised work of poetry.
The Lusiads by Luis de Camoes is 200 pages long, and a total of 50,000 words.
This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 33 minutes to read The Lusiads aloud.
The Lusiads is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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