A story of the golden age vs Tragoediae: Which Should You Read?

Cover of A story of the golden age A story of the golden age James Baldwin · 1887 ★★★★☆ 3.7 286 pages · ≈ 5 h 18 m · Challenging
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You have heard of Homer, and of the two wonderful poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which bear his name. No one knows whether these poems were composed by Homer, or whether they are the work of many different poets.…

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Cover of Tragoediae Tragoediae Seneca the Younger · 1513 ★★★★☆ 4.0 348 pages · ≈ 6 h 27 m · Demanding
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v.1. Hercules furens. Troades. Medea. Hippolytus. Oedipus -- v.2. Agamemnon. Thyestes. Hercules Oetaeus. Phoenissae. Octavia.

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Scores by source

A story of the golden ageTragoediae
Goodreads 3.5 (16) 4.0 (69)
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Reception

A story of the golden ageTragoediae
Ratings 16 69
Editions 18 53
Want to read 42 —
Reading it now 11 —
Written reviews 1 —
Pages 286 348
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: A story of the golden age or Tragoediae?

Tragoediae has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Tragoediae 4.0/5, A story of the golden age 3.7/5).

Which is shorter to read: A story of the golden age or Tragoediae?

A story of the golden age is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A story of the golden age (286 pages, ≈ 5 h 18 m); Tragoediae (348 pages, ≈ 6 h 27 m).

Which is harder to read: A story of the golden age or Tragoediae?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A story of the golden age: Challenging; Tragoediae: Demanding.

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