How long does it take to read Venus and Adonis?
Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare takes about 1 hour 1 minute to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 1 minute
An evening's read
First published 1593. 55 pages, about 15,125 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 1 minute |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 98 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Adonis is a youth of unsurpassed beauty. A hunter. The goddess Venus, sees him and falls madly in love with him. Venus's love becomes boundless and without limit and Adonis rejects her even though she is a beautiful goddess and the goddess of love. And thereby hangs a tale. The story is told through the lamentations of Venus for Adonis's rejection of her love.
Subjects: Poetry, Adonis (Greek deity), Venus (Roman deity), Sources, Metamorphosis, Latin Fables
