How Long to Read The Praise of Folly

How Long Does it Take to Read The Praise of Folly?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read The Praise of Folly by Charles Packard

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

Description

By his own account, Desiderius Erasmus, a Dutch monk and scholar, wrote his 1509 Latin prose masterpiece, The Praise of Folly, "in seven days, more or less" while a guest at the London home of his friend and fellow humanist, Sir Thomas More. Friends with whom Erasmus shared his manuscript arranged its publication in Paris in 1511 in an unauthorized edition. Erasmus, surprised but pleased by the immediate popularity of the work, revised it seven times, with thirty-six editions appearing during his lifetime. The Praise of Folly is a transcript of a lecture delivered in a university hall to an audience of scholars. The lecturer is the goddess Folly, a persona invented by Erasmus. Folly has chosen herself as her subject. Her incongruous costume, a scholar's robe but the belled hat of a jester, suggests (correctly) that her words will be a mix of the serious with the hilarious. Throughout the lecture, she makes her case that foolishness, not rational thought, benefits mankind more. Readers will note that most of the human foibles discussed by Folly remain with us today. This version of The Praise of Folly, the first in verse, was written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of this enduring work's creation.

How long is The Praise of Folly?

The Praise of Folly by Charles Packard is 261 pages long, and a total of 65,511 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Praise of Folly Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 57 minutes to read The Praise of Folly aloud.

What Reading Level is The Praise of Folly?

The Praise of Folly 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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