How Long to Read Hellish Imaginations from Augustine to Dante

How Long Does it Take to Read Hellish Imaginations from Augustine to Dante?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read Hellish Imaginations from Augustine to Dante by Alastair Minnis

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

Description

Medieval literature and art abounds in descriptions of grotesque torments (punitive in hell, redemptive in purgatory) being meted out to the unhappy dead. But how can pain be experienced in the absence of the body? Can the main agents of suffering specified in Old Testament prophecies, fire and the worm, actually trouble a disembodied soul? The relative merits of material and metaphorical understandings of the economy of pain were debated throughout the Middle Ages, and extended far beyond, surviving the abolition of purgatory within Protestantism. This book brings to life many of the...

How long is Hellish Imaginations from Augustine to Dante?

Hellish Imaginations from Augustine to Dante by Alastair Minnis is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hellish Imaginations from Augustine to Dante Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read Hellish Imaginations from Augustine to Dante aloud.

What Reading Level is Hellish Imaginations from Augustine to Dante?

Hellish Imaginations from Augustine to Dante is suitable for students ages 12 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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