How Long to Read What Is Pastoral?

How Long Does it Take to Read What Is Pastoral??

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 31 minutes to read What Is Pastoral? by Paul Alpers

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

Description

One of the enduring traditions of Western literary history, pastoral is often mischaracterized as a catchall for literature about rural themes and nature in general. In What Is Pastoral?, distinguished literary historian Paul Alpers argues that pastoral is based upon a fundamental fiction—that the lives of shepherds or other socially humble figures represent the lives of human beings in general. Ranging from Virgil's Eclogues to Sarah Orne Jewett's The Country of the Pointed Firs, from Shakespeare and Cervantes to Hardy and Frost, this work brings the story of the pastoral tradition,...

How long is What Is Pastoral??

What Is Pastoral? by Paul Alpers is 444 pages long, and a total of 112,776 words.

This makes it 150% the length of the average book. It also has 138% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read What Is Pastoral? Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 16 minutes to read What Is Pastoral? aloud.

What Reading Level is What Is Pastoral??

What Is Pastoral? 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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