How long does it take to read Mythologies?
Mythologies by Roland Barthes takes about 2 hours 57 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 57 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1953. 161 pages, about 44,275 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"This new edition of MYTHOLOGIES is the first complete, authoritative English version of the French classic, Roland Barthes's most emblematic work"--
Subjects: Social life and customs, Semantics, Judgment (Logic), French essays, Popular culture, Mythology
