How long does it take to read Shakespeare?
The Invention of the Human
Shakespeare by Harold Bloom takes about 13 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 40 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1998. 745 pages, about 204,875 words.
28 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 22 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human is an analysis of the central work of the Western canon, and of the playwright who not only invented the English language, but also, as Bloom argues, created human nature as we know it today. Before Shakespeare there was characterization; after Shakespeare, there were characters, men and women capable of change, with highly individual personalities." "Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human is a companion to Shakespeare's work, and just as much an inquiry into what it means to be human. It explains why Shakespeare has remained our most popular and universal dramatist for more than four centuries, and in helping us to better understand ourselves through Shakespeare, it restores the role of the literary critic to one of central importance in our culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Knowledge, Psychological aspects of Drama, Drama, Characters, Psychological aspects, Psychology
