How Long to Read The Tragedy of Sohráb and Rostám

How Long Does it Take to Read The Tragedy of Sohráb and Rostám?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 10 minutes to read The Tragedy of Sohráb and Rostám by Firdawsī

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

Description

The tyrannical monster Zahhak upon whose shoulder grew serpents that feasted daily on the brains of Iran's youth; the giant hero Rostam who vanquished entire armies with his immense strength and military prowess; the inept Shah Kay Kavus whose greed and vanity brought incessant warfare and misery to the land he ruled; the bold princess Rudabe who defied two armies to pledge her love to the Iranian hero Zal--these are but a few of the charters who inhabit the world of the great Persian classic known as the Shahname, or Book of Kings. Completed in the eleventh century A.D. by the poet Abol-Qasem Ferdowsi, the Shahname describes in more than 80,000 lines of verse the pre-Islamic history of Persia from mythological times down to the invasion of the armies of Islam in the mid-seventh century A.D. From this long saga, Jerome Clinton has translated into English blank verse the most famous episode, the story of Rostam and Sohrab. It is a stark and classic tragedy set against the exotic backdrop of a mythological Persia where feasting, hunting, and warring are accomplished on the most magnificent scale. Matching the English translation line by line on the facing pages is the Persian text of the poem, based on the earliest complete manuscript of the Shahname, which is preserved in the British Museum. This lyrical translation of the tragedy of Sohrab and Rostam captures the narrative power and driving rhythm of the Shahname as no other English translation has. His rendering into modern blank verse is both faithful to the original and pleasing to the ear of the contemporary reader.

How long is The Tragedy of Sohráb and Rostám?

The Tragedy of Sohráb and Rostám by Firdawsī is 190 pages long, and a total of 47,500 words.

This makes it 64% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Tragedy of Sohráb and Rostám Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 19 minutes to read The Tragedy of Sohráb and Rostám aloud.

What Reading Level is The Tragedy of Sohráb and Rostám?

The Tragedy of Sohráb and Rostám 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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