How long does it take to read Electra?
Electra by Sophocles takes about 2 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 20 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1588. 127 pages, about 34,925 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 79 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Electra is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles. Set in the city of Argos a few years after the Trojan War, it recounts the tale of Electra and the vengeance that she and her brother Orestes take on their mother Clytemnestra and step father Aegisthus for the murder of their father, Agamemnon.
Subjects: Drama, Electra (Greek mythology), Sophocles, Greek drama, history and criticism, Electra (Sophocles), History
