How long does it take to read What Is Comparative Literature??
an inaugural lecture delivered before the University of Oxford on 11 October, 1994
What Is Comparative Literature? by George Steiner takes about 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 21 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1995. 19 pages, about 5,225 words.
1 day at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
