Greek Studies A Series Of Essays vs L'Odyssée: Which Should You Read?

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Greek Studies A Series Of Essays Walter Pater · 1894 ★★★★☆ 3.8 308 pages · ≈ 5 h 42 m · Demanding

This volume contains a reverie on the boyhood of Hippolytus, 'Hippolytus Veiled' (first published in Macmillan's Magazine in 1889), which has been called "the finest prose ever inspired by Euripides".

Greek Art Greek drama Histoire et critique Civilization

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L'Odyssée Όμηρος · 1933 ★★★★☆ 3.8 146 pages · ≈ 2 h 42 m · Challenging

The Odyssey (French title: LOdyssée) is a 2016 French-Belgian biographical adventure film directed by Jérôme Salle and written by Salle and Laurent Turner, based on the non-fiction book Capitaine de La Calypso by Albert…

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
L'Odyssée is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Greek Studies A Series Of Essays.
L'Odyssée has the widest readership — 1267678 ratings behind its score.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? L'Odyssée ≈ 2h vs 5h for Greek Studies A Series Of Essays New to the genre? L'Odyssée Challenging vs Demanding for Greek Studies A Series Of Essays

Scores by source

	Greek Studies A Series Of Essays	L'Odyssée
Goodreads	3.8 (36)	3.9 (1267678)
Hardcover	—	5.0 (1)

Reception

	Greek Studies A Series Of Essays	L'Odyssée
Ratings	36	1267678
Editions	66	16
Want to read	—	25
Reading it now	—	3
Written reviews	—	4
Wikipedia attention	—	37554
Pages	308	146

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Greek Studies A Series Of Essays or L'Odyssée?

L'Odyssée has the higher combined reader rating across sources (L'Odyssée 3.8/5, Greek Studies A Series Of Essays 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Greek Studies A Series Of Essays or L'Odyssée?

L'Odyssée is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: L'Odyssée (146 pages, ≈ 2 h 42 m); Greek Studies A Series Of Essays (308 pages, ≈ 5 h 42 m).

Which is harder to read: Greek Studies A Series Of Essays or L'Odyssée?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Greek Studies A Series Of Essays: Demanding; L'Odyssée: Challenging.