How Long to Read Cesare Beccaria

How Long Does it Take to Read Cesare Beccaria?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 40 minutes to read Cesare Beccaria by John Hostettler

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In eighteenth century continental Europe penal law was barbaric. Gallows were a regular feature of the landscape, branding and mutilation common and there existed the ghastly spectacle of men being broken on the wheel. To make matters worse, people were often tortured or put to death (sometimes both) for minor crimes and often without any trial at all. Like a bombshell a book entitled On Crimes and Punishments exploded onto the scene in 1764 with shattering effect. Its author was a young nobleman named Cesare Beccaria (1738-1794). A central message of that—now classic—work was that such punishments belonged to ‘a war of nations against their citizens’ and should be abolished. It was a cri de coeur for thorough reform of the law affecting punishments and it swept across the continent of Europe like wildfire, being adopted by one ruler after another. It even crossed the Atlantic to the new United States of America into the hands of President Thomas Jefferson. In a wonderful sentence which concludes Beccaria’s book, he sums up matters as follows: “ In order that every punishment may not be an act of violence, committed by one man or by many against a single individual, it ought to be above all things public, speedy, necessary, the least possible in the given circumstances, proportioned to its crime (and) dictated by the laws.” Civilising penal law remains a topical issue but it began with Cesare Beccaria.

How long is Cesare Beccaria?

Cesare Beccaria by John Hostettler is 160 pages long, and a total of 40,000 words.

This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Cesare Beccaria Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read Cesare Beccaria aloud.

What Reading Level is Cesare Beccaria?

Cesare Beccaria is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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