How Long to Read The Divine Mimesis

How Long Does it Take to Read The Divine Mimesis?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read The Divine Mimesis by Pier Paolo Pasolini

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

Description

Written between 1963 and 1967, The Divine Mimesis, Pasolini's imitation of the early cantos of the Inferno, offers a searing critique of Italian society and the intelligentsia of the 1960s. It is also a self-critique by the author of The Ashes of Gramsci (1957) who saw the civic world evoked by that book fading absolutely from view. By the mid-1960s, Pasolini theorized, the Italian language had sacrificed its connotative expressiveness for the sake of a denuded technological language of pure communication. In this context, he projects a 'rewrite' of Dante's Commedia in which two historical...

How long is The Divine Mimesis?

The Divine Mimesis by Pier Paolo Pasolini is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Divine Mimesis Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read The Divine Mimesis aloud.

What Reading Level is The Divine Mimesis?

The Divine Mimesis 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.

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

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