How long does it take to read Cantos?
Cantos by Ezra Pound takes about 3 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 4 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1858. 167 pages, about 45,925 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 48 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Brings together the first 95 cantos, which were originally published in six separate books. For contents, see Author Catalog.
Subjects: American poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Social life and customs, Fiction, Anniversaries, Pictorial works
