Hearing Homer's Song: The Brief Life and Big Idea of Milman Parry: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hearing Homer's Song: The Brief Life and Big Idea of Milman Parry audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Richard Poe (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 10 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 1,484 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Richard Poe
Richard Poe narrates 198 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,360 hours in all.
About as long, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf
103 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Hearing Homer's Song: The Brief Life and Big Idea of Milman Parry is an audiobook by Robert Kanigel: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Poe, released April 27, 2021, on the Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Mythology shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard Poe
- Released
- April 27, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Mythology, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9780593349168
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Hearing Homer's Song: The Brief Life and Big Idea of Milman Parry audiobook?
Hearing Homer's Song: The Brief Life and Big Idea of Milman Parry runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is the Hearing Homer's Song: The Brief Life and Big Idea of Milman Parry audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Hearing Homer's Song: The Brief Life and Big Idea of Milman Parry?
Hearing Homer's Song: The Brief Life and Big Idea of Milman Parry is narrated by Richard Poe.
Is Hearing Homer's Song: The Brief Life and Big Idea of Milman Parry worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.