How Long to Read The Sports Immortals

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sports Immortals?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read The Sports Immortals by Peter Williams

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

Description

After presenting as groundwork an overview of the classic theorists - seminal thinkers such as Jung, Rank, Frazer, Jessie Weston, and Ernest Becker - The Sports Immortals goes on to show how the sports public creates heroes and villains in precisely the same way the Greeks filled Olympus with archetypal deities. It shows why Babe Ruth was a hero and Joe Jackson a villain, despite the fact that the former admired and learned from the latter; it explains why John L. Sullivan and Jim Corbett, who were both "gods," were such different "gods." The historical scope of this study extends from that...

How long is The Sports Immortals?

The Sports Immortals by Peter Williams is 178 pages long, and a total of 45,924 words.

This makes it 60% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sports Immortals Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read The Sports Immortals aloud.

What Reading Level is The Sports Immortals?

The Sports Immortals 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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