How long does it take to read The Three Theban Plays?
The Three Theban Plays by Sophocles, Robert Fagles takes about 6 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 23 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1956. 348 pages, about 95,700 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Drama, Antigone (Greek mythology), Oedipus (Greek mythology), Drama (dramatic works by one author), FICTION, Classics
