How Long to Read The Poetics of Commemoration

How Long Does it Take to Read The Poetics of Commemoration?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read The Poetics of Commemoration by Erin Michelle Goeres

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

Description

The Poetics of Commemoration is a study of commemorative skaldic verse from the Viking Age. It investigates how skaldic poets responded to the deaths of kings and the ways in which poetic commemoration functioned within the social and political communities of the early medieval court. Beginning with the early genealogical poem Ynglingatal, the book explores how the commemoration of a king's ancestors could be used to consolidate his political position and to provide a shared history for the community. It then examines the presentation of dead kings in the poems Eiríksmál and Hákonarmál,...

How long is The Poetics of Commemoration?

The Poetics of Commemoration by Erin Michelle Goeres is 228 pages long, and a total of 58,824 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Poetics of Commemoration Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 21 minutes to read The Poetics of Commemoration aloud.

What Reading Level is The Poetics of Commemoration?

The Poetics of Commemoration 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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