How long does it take to read The Greek Plays?
Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides
The Greek Plays by Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides takes about 15 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 50 minutes
A long haul
First published 2016. 864 pages, about 237,600 words.
32 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 26 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 50 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A landmark anthology of the masterpieces of Greek drama, featuring all-new, highly accessible translations of some of the world’s most beloved plays, including Agamemnon, Prometheus Bound, Bacchae, Electra, Medea, Antigone, and Oedipus the King.
Subjects: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Greek drama, history and criticism, Greek drama, History and criticism
