Public-domain book · Plato
Symposium
Symposium by Plato is about 30,479 words — roughly 110 pages in a 6 x 9 in edition, 2 h 8 min to read.
If you published a new edition
| Trim | 10 pt | 11 pt | 12 pt | Spine (white, 11 pt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 x 8 in | 124 | 144 | 176 | 0.324 in |
| 5.5 x 8.5 in | 104 | 124 | 140 | 0.279 in |
| 6 x 9 in | 96 | 110 | 128 | 0.248 in |
| 6.14 x 9.21 in | 90 | 106 | 122 | 0.239 in |
Based on an estimated 30,479 words in the Project Gutenberg text (licence boilerplate excluded).
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Subjects
Classical literature; Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC; Philosophy, Ancient; Love -- Early works to 1800
Sources & data
- Metadata from Project Gutenberg (ebook #1600) via Gutendex; edition statistics from Open Library. Word count estimated from the plain-text file size.