It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The Maculate Muse by Jeffrey Henderson
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The pervasive and unrestrained use of obscenity has long been acknowledged as a major feature of fifth-century Attic Comedy; no other Western art form relies so heavily on the sexual and scatological dimensions of language. This acclaimed book, now in a new edition, offers both a comprehensive discussion of the dynamics of Greek obscenity and a detailed commentary on the terminology itself. After contrasting the peculiar characteristics of the Greek notion of obscenity to modern-day ideas, Henderson discusses obscenity's role in the development of Attic Comedy, its historical origins,...
The Maculate Muse by Jeffrey Henderson is 267 pages long, and a total of 68,619 words.
This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read The Maculate Muse aloud.
The Maculate Muse is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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