How Long to Read The Illustrations of Gustave Dore for the Divine Comedy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Illustrations of Gustave Dore for the Divine Comedy?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 32 minutes to read The Illustrations of Gustave Dore for the Divine Comedy by Gustave Dore

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

Description

The hundred and thirty-six illustrations of this book in large format have been originally done for the French and American editions of the Divine Comedy, between the years 1857 and 1868. That is to say: the portrait of Dante Alighieri (page 1); 75 illustrations for the Inferno; 42 for the Purgatorio; and 18 for the Paradiso. In the American version, the English translation of the famous poem of Dante was the first ever done in this tongue, by Rev. Henry Francis Cary. This edition presents these plates in their original order, of course: Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory) and Paradiso (Heaven). However, we added three more illustrations to illustrate the introduction pages of each of these three parts, beautifully drawn by famous Irish artist Phoebe Anna Traquair in 1890. To each of the Doré's illustrations, we added the numbers of the cantos and of the verses they are supposed to illustrate. Thus, you will easily establish the correct correspondence between each and every picture and any original Italian version or English translation of the Divine Comedy. We also added to them the same corresponding excerpts of their cantos you could find in any original American version of the book (in two vol.: 1. Inferno [1861]; 2. Purgatorio and Paradiso [1868])-inasmuch as the verses of your version of this book are numbered, of course. To those who are already familiar with the pictures Gustave Doré drew for the Divine Comedy: we scanned ours from original printings before we carefully restored them and "cleaned" small scratches and various printing imperfections visible on any original copies. We also reviewed their contrasts (real black inking instead of gray) so as to restitute their depths often lost due to insufficient inking during the printing process of the 19th century. That's why and how they seem to be of a higher quality than in any original printing.

How long is The Illustrations of Gustave Dore for the Divine Comedy?

The Illustrations of Gustave Dore for the Divine Comedy by Gustave Dore is 148 pages long, and a total of 38,184 words.

This makes it 50% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Illustrations of Gustave Dore for the Divine Comedy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 28 minutes to read The Illustrations of Gustave Dore for the Divine Comedy aloud.

What Reading Level is The Illustrations of Gustave Dore for the Divine Comedy?

The Illustrations of Gustave Dore for the Divine Comedy 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.

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