How Long to Read The Story of Sapho

How Long Does it Take to Read The Story of Sapho?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 10 minutes to read The Story of Sapho by Madeleine de Scudery

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

Description

Ridiculed for her Saturday salon, her long romance novels, and her protofeminist ideas, Madeleine de Scudéry (1607-1701) has not been treated kindly by the literary establishment. Yet her multivolume novels were popular bestsellers in her time, translated almost immediately into English, German, Italian, Spanish, and even Arabic. The Story of Sapho makes available for the first time in modern English a self-contained section from Scudéry's novel Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus, best known today as the favored reading material of the would-be salonnières that Molière satirized in Les précieuses ridicules. The Story tells of Sapho, a woman writer modeled on the Greek Sappho, who deems marriage slavery. Interspersed in the love story of Sapho and Phaon are a series of conversations like those that took place in Scudéry's own salon in which Sapho and her circle discuss the nature of love, the education of women, writing, and right conduct. This edition also includes a translation of an oration, or harangue, of Scudéry's in which Sapho extols the talents and abilities of women in order to persuade them to write.

How long is The Story of Sapho?

The Story of Sapho by Madeleine de Scudery is 186 pages long, and a total of 47,616 words.

This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Story of Sapho Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 20 minutes to read The Story of Sapho aloud.

What Reading Level is The Story of Sapho?

The Story of Sapho 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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