How long does it take to read Clouds?
Clouds by Aristophanes takes about 2 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 26 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1715. 133 pages, about 36,575 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 31 minutes |
The page count is the median across 99 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Catholic University of America Speech and Drama Department presents Aristophanes' "The Clouds," translated by William Arrowsmith, directed by Leo Brady, choral interpretation by Josephine McGarry Callan, setting and lighting by James D. Waring, costumes by Joseph Lewis.
Subjects: Rhetoric, Drama, Study and teaching, Greek drama (Comedy), Adaptations, Women and religion
