How Long to Read The Lyre of Orpheus

How Long Does it Take to Read The Lyre of Orpheus?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read The Lyre of Orpheus by Christopher Partridge

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

Description

The myth of Orpheus articulates what social theorists have known since Plato: music matters. It is uniquely able to move us, to guide the imagination, to evoke memories, and to create spaces within which meaning is made. Popular music occupies a place of particular social and cultural significance. Christopher Partridge explores this significance, analyzing its complex relationships with the values and norms, texts and discourses, rituals and symbols, and codes and narratives of modern Western cultures. He shows how popular music's power to move, to agitate, to control listeners, to shape...

How long is The Lyre of Orpheus?

The Lyre of Orpheus by Christopher Partridge 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.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Lyre of Orpheus Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read The Lyre of Orpheus aloud.

What Reading Level is The Lyre of Orpheus?

The Lyre of Orpheus 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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