How Long to Read West Meets East

How Long Does it Take to Read West Meets East?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 55 minutes to read West Meets East by Jaime Leaños

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

Description

Perhaps the opening paragraph from Paul Larson's (Baylor University) prologue to the Epistola ad Mahomatem II summarizes what this new Scripta Humanistica volume has to offer to readers of literature and history alike: "This new scholarly edition certainly begs the question: how can a fifteenth century letter from the then Pope Pius II to the Muslim conqueror of Constantinople have any relevance for contemporary scholars and students in the early 21st century? Embroiled as we are in chaotic and tumultuous religious and political conflict in Europe and the Middle East, perhaps the answer is only too obvious: the same political and religious concerns that drove Piccolomini to pen his letter are still applicable to today." Today's political climate is no different from that of the Fourteenth Century and that is why Leaños's work is so relevant in present time political rhetoric. Written in 1461, eight years after the Fall of Constantinople, Piccolomini's work is a lengthy oration invoking a crusade against the Ottoman Empire. Throughout approximately the 90 folios of this missive, which elucidates the superiority of the Bible over the Qur'ãn, Pius II attempts to convert the Sultan to Christianity by providing arguments from doctrine, scripture, history, classical literature, political thought, and reason. Leaños's work is extensive and his lucid study on one of the most famous rhetoricians, humanists, diplomats, and prelates of the Italian Renaissance, Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini, would benefit scholars and graduate students interested in the political-religious intersection between the West and the East.

How long is West Meets East?

West Meets East by Jaime Leaños is 173 pages long, and a total of 43,769 words.

This makes it 58% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read West Meets East Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 59 minutes to read West Meets East aloud.

What Reading Level is West Meets East?

West Meets East 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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