How long does it take to read Sophocles, The Oedipus Cycle?
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone
Sophocles, The Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles takes about 4 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1955. 265 pages, about 72,875 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Drama (dramatic works by one author), Ancient greek & roman drama, Cosmic rays
