How Long to Read Portrait of Beatrice

How Long Does it Take to Read Portrait of Beatrice?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 3 minutes to read Portrait of Beatrice by Fabio Camilletti

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

Description

The Portrait of Beatrice examines both Dante's and D. G. Rossetti's intellectual experiences in the light of a common concern about visuality. Both render, in different times and contexts, something that resists clear representation, be it the divine beauty of the angel-women or the depiction of the painter's own interiority in a secularized age. By analyzing Dante's Vita Nova alongside Rossetti's Hand and Soul and St. Agnes of Intercession, which inaugurates the Victorian genre of 'imaginary portrait' tales, this book examines how Dante and Rossetti explore the tension between word and image by creating 'imaginary portraits.' The imaginary portrait—Dante's sketched angel appearing in the Vita Nova or the paintings evoked in Rossetti's narratives—is not (only) a non-existent artwork: it is an artwork whose existence lies elsewhere, in the words alluding to its inexpressible quality. At the same time, thinking of Beatrice as an 'imaginary Lady' enables us to move beyond the debate about her actual existence. Rather, it allows us to focus on her reality as a miracle made into flesh, which language seeks incessantly to grasp. Thus, the intergenerational dialogue between Dante and Rossetti—and between thirteenth and nineteenth centuries, literature and painting, Italy and England—takes place between different media, oscillating between representation and denial, mimesis and difference, concealment and performance. From medieval Florence to Victorian London, Beatrice's 'imaginary portrait' touches upon the intertwinement of desire, poetry, and art-making in Western culture.

How long is Portrait of Beatrice?

Portrait of Beatrice by Fabio Camilletti is 296 pages long, and a total of 75,776 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Portrait of Beatrice Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 54 minutes to read Portrait of Beatrice aloud.

What Reading Level is Portrait of Beatrice?

Portrait of Beatrice 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Portrait of Beatrice?

Portrait of Beatrice by Fabio Camilletti is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy Portrait of Beatrice by Fabio Camilletti on Amazon click the button below.