How Long to Read Dante

By ROSSER

How Long Does it Take to Read Dante?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read Dante by ROSSER

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

Description

* Dante is a much-published author, and in this seventh centenary year of his death, many volumes will be added to the bibliography* An accessible engagement with the visual iconography of the poet himself and of the diverse illustrations to the Divine Comedy is not available in English (and there is little in other languages)* Oxford collections, and the Ashmolean Museum in particular, for historical reasons (Oxford was a major centre of Dante studies from the late-nineteenth century) are well able to do something like justice to this themeDante (the seventh centenary of whose death is being marked in 2021), the author of one of the greatest works of European literature, has also inspired a wealth of images which, themselves, continue to shape our perceptions of the poet as visionary; of romantic love and political corruption; and of hell and salvation, whether understood in the context of this world or another. At the core of the Comedy and of its related visual images is the emblematic significance of the lives of individual persons. Dante may be considered the inventor of our modern ideas of fame and celebrity. He was the first person who, though of no particular distinction in the world - a mere poet - became a celebrity in his own lifetime. And in the Comedy, Dante made famous individuals about whom we should otherwise know nothing. For the first time, poetry turned obscurities into household names - the doomed adulterous lovers, Paolo and Francesca; Ciacco the glutton; the gentle personality of La Pia. The radical democracy of Dante's perspective had no precedent. Dante also questioned the significance and value of worldly fame. His reflection on the human desire for notoriety is paradigmatic for our own society of spectacle, in which (as Andy Warhol predicted) 'everyone will be world-famous for five minutes'. Dante himself was keenly aware of religious warnings about the futility of worldly vanity; yet he arrived at a personal conviction that the earthly fame of the poet could none the less be a force for good.

How long is Dante?

Dante by ROSSER is 112 pages long, and a total of 28,224 words.

This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dante Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read Dante aloud.

What Reading Level is Dante?

Dante 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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