How Long to Read Dante's Inferno (the Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell)

How Long Does it Take to Read Dante's Inferno (the Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell)?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 40 minutes to read Dante's Inferno (the Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell) by Dante Alighieri

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Description

The "Divine Comedy" was entitled by Dante himself merely "Commedia," meaning a poetic composition in a style intermediate between the sustained nobility of tragedy, and the popular tone of elegy. The word had no dramatic implication at that time, though it did involve a happy ending. The poem is the narrative of a journey down through Hell, up the mountain of Purgatory, and through the revolving heavens into the presence of God. In this aspect it belongs to the two familiar medieval literary types of the Journey and the Vision. It is also an allegory, representing under the symbolism of the stages and experiences of the journey, the history of a human soul, painfully struggling from sin through purification to the Beatific Vision. Contained in this volume is the first part of the "Divine Comedy," the "Inferno" or "Hell," from the translation of Charles Eliot Norton.

How long is Dante's Inferno (the Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell)?

Dante's Inferno (the Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell) by Dante Alighieri is 100 pages long, and a total of 25,000 words.

This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dante's Inferno (the Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 16 minutes to read Dante's Inferno (the Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell) aloud.

What Reading Level is Dante's Inferno (the Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell)?

Dante's Inferno (the Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell) is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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