How Long to Read The Owl and the Nightingale

How Long Does it Take to Read The Owl and the Nightingale?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 33 minutes to read The Owl and the Nightingale by Kathryn Hume

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

Description

The Owl and the Nightingale is clearly one of the few major Middle English poems. Despite the clarity and simplicity of its text, however, the poem has occasioned bitter and still unresolved interpretative controversy. Is the key to its meaning to be found in bird lore? the debate form? Is the poem a political or religious allegory? Despite the radical contradictions in the conclusions of previous critics, most of them have implicitly claimed a unique and exclusive validity. Kathryn Hume's purpose in writing this book is to offer a new account of the poem, one based on a systematic attempt to...

How long is The Owl and the Nightingale?

The Owl and the Nightingale by Kathryn Hume is 152 pages long, and a total of 38,304 words.

This makes it 51% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Owl and the Nightingale Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 29 minutes to read The Owl and the Nightingale aloud.

What Reading Level is The Owl and the Nightingale?

The Owl and the Nightingale is suitable for students ages 10 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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