It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read Trying Neaira by Debra Hamel
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Apollodorus and Stephanos of Athens had faced each other in court on a number of occasions, but their running feud was brought to a head in the late 340s when Stephanos' lover Neaira was prosecuted for transgressing Athenian marriage laws. Building on Apollodorus' speech from the trial and other source material, Debra Hamel recreates Neaira's life and experiences from her lowly origins in a brothel in Corinth, to a highly paid courtesan and sex slave, her retirement and 30-year relationship with Stephanos. Neaira's story allows Hamel to touch on many aspects of Athenian social history, from...
Trying Neaira by Debra Hamel is 200 pages long, and a total of 50,000 words.
This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 33 minutes to read Trying Neaira aloud.
Trying Neaira is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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