How Long to Read A History of Italian Literature

How Long Does it Take to Read A History of Italian Literature?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 31 minutes to read A History of Italian Literature by Richard Garnett

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DR. GARNETT makes an excellent point in his preface when he says that in Italy literature is a more incomplete expression of the national genius than in other countries. St. Thomas of Aquinas, Columbus, Leonardo, Michael Angelo, Raphael, Titian and Galileo are unquestionably among the greatest representatives of Italian intellect, and their exclusion from any history of Italian thought produces the effect of incompleteness. But, by the inherent conditions of the matter, they do not enter into Dr. Garnett's scheme, and he is forced to pass them by or to content himself with a rapid indication condensed into a paragraph. Within some four hundred pages he has had to find space for some two hundred and fifty authors, for sketches of their lives, and for critical estimates of their chief performances. That each of his verdicts should be accepted by every reader is manifestly improbable; but, even when we differ from him, we are bound to say that his point of view is persuasively stated, and that his exposition of his theme is marked by singular knowledge and sympathy.He is at his best when his subject is a great one, and his chapters on Dante and Petrarch are admirable summaries of their kind, compact of detail and of acute criticism. In the one case he believes in the existence of a real Beatrice, and he sets aside the skepticism of Scartazzini as unjustifiable; in the other he reviews with great ability the evidence concerning the personality of Laura, who may-or may not-be the Laura de Noves whom the Abbé de Sade was proud to account his ancestress. These questions of identity are so closely connected with the stuff of Dante's and Petrarch's writings, and they are of such intrinsic and enduring interest, that Dr. Garnett was bound to discuss them. He does his part with praiseworthy thoroughness and impartiality; yet we can scarcely think that his argument will compel readers to an acceptance of his conclusions. It is true that Dante's earliest biographers-Boccaccio, first and foremost-imply the existence of an actual Beatrice in the flesh, and the evidence deserves all the weight which Dr. Garnett gives it. But in Petrarch's case the circumstances are reversed; for the poet's friend, the Bishop of Lombès, insinuated his suspicion that Laura was something of a "Mrs. Harris." Petrarch, indeed, protested against the Bishop's incredulity, and left it on record that "what little I am, such as it is, I am through her.... What else did I desire in my youth than to please her, and her alone, who alone had pleased me P" It: would be rash to assert confidently that Laura never lived; we can only say that Petrarch's assurance is not necessarily decisive, and that the incredulity of an intimate contemporary is some justification for the doubts of posterity. Still, there is no denying that Dr. Garnett states his case with great dexterity and persuasiveness.--The Outlook, Volume 1

How long is A History of Italian Literature?

A History of Italian Literature by Richard Garnett is 444 pages long, and a total of 112,776 words.

This makes it 150% the length of the average book. It also has 138% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A History of Italian Literature Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 16 minutes to read A History of Italian Literature aloud.

What Reading Level is A History of Italian Literature?

A History of Italian Literature is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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