How Long to Read The Satyricon: the Apocolocyntosis

By Petronius

How Long Does it Take to Read The Satyricon: the Apocolocyntosis?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read The Satyricon: the Apocolocyntosis by Petronius

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

Description

Perhaps the strangest - and most strikingly modern - work to survive from the ancient world, The Satyricon relates the hilarious mock epic adventures of the impotent Encolpius, and his struggle to regain virility. Here Petronius brilliantly brings to life the courtesans, legacy-hunters, pompous professors and dissolute priestesses of the age - and, above all, Trimalchio, the archetypal self-made millionaire whose pretentious vulgarity on an insanely grand scale makes him one of the great comic characters in literature. Seneca's The Apocolocyntosis, a malicious skit on 'the deification of...

How long is The Satyricon: the Apocolocyntosis?

The Satyricon: the Apocolocyntosis by Petronius is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Satyricon: the Apocolocyntosis Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read The Satyricon: the Apocolocyntosis aloud.

What Reading Level is The Satyricon: the Apocolocyntosis?

The Satyricon: the Apocolocyntosis 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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