How long does it take to read Os Lusíadas?
Luís de Camões, Souza Botelho
Os Lusíadas by Luís de Camões, Souza Botelho takes about 7 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours
A weekend read
First published 1572. 382 pages, about 105,050 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 367 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Os Lusíadas, usually translated as The Lusiads, is a Portuguese epic poem written by Luís de Camões and first published in 1572. It is widely regarded as the most important work of Portuguese-language literature and is frequently compared to Virgil's Aeneid. The work celebrates the discovery of a sea route to India by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (1469–1524). The ten cantos of the poem are in ottava rima and total 1,102 stanzas.
Subjects: Poetry, History, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Explorers, Portuguese Explorers
