How Long to Read Theocritus: A Selection

How Long Does it Take to Read Theocritus: A Selection?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 29 minutes to read Theocritus: A Selection by Theocritus

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

Description

This is the first full-scale commentary on poems by Theocritus since Gow's edition of 1950, and the first to exploit the recent revolution in the study of Hellenistic and Roman poetry; the poems included in this volume (Idylls 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 13) are principally the bucolic poems which, through their influence on Virgil, established the Western pastoral tradition. The focus of the commentary is literary - both on how Theocritus exploited the classical heritage for a new type of poetry, and on what that poetry meant in the third century BC. The commentary, together with the introductory essays to each poem, makes a major contribution to the understanding of this extraordinary poetic form. The Introduction explores the meaning of 'bucolic', the presentation of a stylised countryside, the importance of eros in the bucolic world, and Theocritus' verbal and metrical style.

How long is Theocritus: A Selection?

Theocritus: A Selection by Theocritus is 324 pages long, and a total of 82,296 words.

This makes it 109% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Theocritus: A Selection Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 29 minutes to read Theocritus: A Selection aloud.

What Reading Level is Theocritus: A Selection?

Theocritus: A Selection is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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