How Long to Read The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson

How Long Does it Take to Read The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 11 minutes to read The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson by Snorri Sturluson

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

Description

Prose Edda is a work without predecessor or parallel. It was designed as a handbook for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages. It is an exposition of the rule of poetic diction with many examples, applications, and retellings of myths and legends. Snorri Sturluson feared that the traditional techniques of Norse poetics, the pagan kennings, and the allusions to mythology would be forgotten with the introduction of new verse forms from Europe. The present selection includes the whole of Gylfaginning (The deluding of Gylfi)--a guide to mythology that forms one of the...

How long is The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson?

The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson by Snorri Sturluson is 131 pages long, and a total of 32,881 words.

This makes it 44% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 59 minutes to read The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson aloud.

What Reading Level is The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson?

The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson 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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