How Long to Read The Ruins Lesson

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ruins Lesson?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read The Ruins Lesson by Susan Stewart

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

Description

How have ruins become so valued in Western culture and so central to our art and literature? Covering a vast chronological and geographical range, from ancient Egyptian inscriptions to twentieth-century memorials, Susan Stewart seeks to answer this question as she traces the appeal of ruins and ruins images, and the lessons that writers and artists have drawn from their haunting forms. Stewart takes us on a sweeping journey through founding legends of broken covenants and original sin, the Christian appropriation of the classical past, and images of decay in early modern allegory. Stewart...

How long is The Ruins Lesson?

The Ruins Lesson by Susan Stewart is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ruins Lesson Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read The Ruins Lesson aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ruins Lesson?

The Ruins Lesson 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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