How Long to Read Turia

By Josiah Osgood

How Long Does it Take to Read Turia?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Turia by Josiah Osgood

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

Description

Though no name is given on the inscriptions, starting as early as the seventeenth century, scholars saw similarities between the contents of the inscription and the story, preserved in literary sources, of one Turia, the wife of Quintus Lucretius. Although the identification remains uncertain, and in spite of the other substantial gaps in the text of the speech, the 'Funeral Speech for Turia' (Laudatio Turiae), as it is still conventionally called, offers an extraordinary window into the life of a high-ranking woman at a critical moment of Roman history. In this book Josiah Osgood reconstructs the wife's life more fully than it has been before by bringing in alongside the eulogy stories of other Roman women who also contributed to their families' survival while working to end civil war. He shows too how Turia's story sheds rare light on the more hidden problems of everyday life for Romans, including a high number of childless marriages.

How long is Turia?

Turia by Josiah Osgood is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Turia Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Turia aloud.

What Reading Level is Turia?

Turia is suitable for students ages 12 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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