Reading Level
What is the reading level of Tragedy?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Tragedy is 11th and 12th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
Tragedy
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 11 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 13 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 11 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 8 |
Reading Time
4 hrs 41 mins
How long to read Tragedy?
The estimated word count of Tragedy is 70,060 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 4 hrs 41 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 7 hrs 48 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs 36 mins.
| Tragedy - 70,060 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 7 hrs 48 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 4 hrs 41 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 2 hrs 36 mins |
- Authors
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Terry Eagleton
More about Tragedy
70,060 words
Word Count
for Tragedy
216 pages
Pages
7 hours and 32 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
A new account of tragedy and its fundamental position in Western culture In this compelling account, eminent literary critic Terry Eagleton explores the nuances of tragedy in Western culture—from literature and politics to philosophy and theater. Eagleton covers a vast array of thinkers and practitioners, including Nietzsche, Walter Benjamin, and Slavoj Žižek, as well as key figures in theater, from Sophocles and Aeschylus to Shakespeare and Ibsen. Eagleton examines the political nature of tragedy, looking closely at its connection with periods of historical transition. The dramatic form originated not as a meditation on the human condition, but at moments of political engagement, when civilizations struggled with the conflicts that beset them. Tragedy, Eagleton demonstrates, is fundamental to human experience and culture.