How Long to Read The Nature of Roman Comedy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Nature of Roman Comedy?

It takes the average reader 9 hours to read The Nature of Roman Comedy by George Eckel Duckworth

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

Description

"The Nature of Roman Comedy remains the single most comprehensive guide to Roman comedy, and I do not see a rival work on the horizon. It places the genre in both a literary and a scholarly context. It provides a reliable introduction to the genre's main features and raises questions and problems in the genre's interpretation that remain relevant today....We could use such a classic on the shelf."-Sander M. Goldberg, University of California, Los Angeles Originally published in 1952, The Nature of Roman Comedy is still the fullest and most accessible introduction to the plays of Plautus and Terence, which constitute the corpus of Roman comedy. With attention to the specific aspects (such as staging conventions, plot structure, and character delineation) of each play, George E. Duckworth provides a readable synthesis that emphasizes the dramatic and humorous significance of the Roman comedies. Duckworth explains why these plays are important -and funny through discussion of suspense and irony, moral tone, and the humorous aspects of situation, character, and language. He places the comedies in the history of drama, extending from their bases in the lost Greek comedies to their influence on sixteenth-and seventeenth-century European playwrights including Moliere, Shakespeare, and Ben Johnson. Included are eight plates depicting scenes and characters from the comedies. For the second edition, Richard Hunter supplies a foreword and a bibliographical appendix, bringing up-to-date this enduring classic. George E. Duckworth was Professor of Latin at Princeton University.Richard Hunter is University Lecturer in Classics at Cambridge University. He is the author of The New Comedy of Greece and Rome.

How long is The Nature of Roman Comedy?

The Nature of Roman Comedy by George Eckel Duckworth is 540 pages long, and a total of 135,000 words.

This makes it 182% the length of the average book. It also has 165% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Nature of Roman Comedy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 17 minutes to read The Nature of Roman Comedy aloud.

What Reading Level is The Nature of Roman Comedy?

The Nature of Roman Comedy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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