How Long to Read Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620

How Long Does it Take to Read Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 26 minutes to read Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620 by Jo Carney

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Description

Covering the period comprising the Renaissance and Reformation, this volume introduces a unique set of interdisciplinary biographical dictionaries providing basic information on the people who have contributed significantly to the culture of Western civilization. Unlike general dictionaries which focus on political and military figures, this book covers such figures as the religious leaders who contributed to the Reformation, scientists who paved the way for a new view of the universe, and Renaissance painters, sculptors, and architects, as well as writers, musicians, and scholars. While the great personalities are included—Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Galileo—the volume covers lesser known figures as well—the Muslim scholar Leo Africanus, the Flemish geographer-astronomer Gemma Frisius, the English travel writer Thomas Coryate. Although many of the subjects also had political influence, the entries are written to highlight their individual cultural achievement. An exciting, tumultuous, and chaotic age, the years from 1500 to 1620 saw increasing discontent with Catholicism and the beginning of Protestantism with Luther's 95 theses, great strides in the development of the printing press and a resulting increase in literacy, the humanist movement with its emphasis on the arts of antiquity, a proliferation of literature and art inspired by but moving beyond classical forms, and conflict between the triumph of Renaissance culture and the theologians of the Protestant Reformation. The resulting cultural production was astounding. This volume covers those who contributed to the fields of art and architecture, music, philosophy, religion, political and social thought, science, mathematics, literature, history, and education. With over 350 entries written by 72 scholars, the book provides a good basic resource on an exciting age.

How long is Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620?

Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620 by Jo Carney is 436 pages long, and a total of 111,616 words.

This makes it 147% the length of the average book. It also has 136% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 9 minutes to read Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620 aloud.

What Reading Level is Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620?

Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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