How Long to Read The Italian Renaissance and the Origins of the Modern Humanities

How Long Does it Take to Read The Italian Renaissance and the Origins of the Modern Humanities?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 42 minutes to read The Italian Renaissance and the Origins of the Modern Humanities by Christopher S. Celenza

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

Description

Christopher Celenza is one of the foremost contemporary scholars of the Renaissance. His ambitious new book focuses on the body of knowledge which we now call the humanities, charting its roots in the Italian Renaissance and exploring its development up to the Enlightenment. Beginning in the fifteenth century, the author shows how thinkers like Lorenzo Valla and Angelo Poliziano developed innovative ways to read texts closely, paying attention to historical context, developing methods to determine a text's authenticity, and taking the humanities seriously as a means of bettering human life. Alongside such novel reading practices, technology – the invention of printing with moveable type – fundamentally changed perceptions of truth. Celenza also reveals how luminaries like Descartes, Diderot, and D'Alembert – as well as many lesser-known scholars – challenged traditional ways of thinking. Celenza's authoritative narrative demonstrates above all how the work of the early modern humanist philosophers had a profound impact on the general quest for human wisdom. His magisterial volume will be essential reading for all those who value the humanities and their fascinating history.

How long is The Italian Renaissance and the Origins of the Modern Humanities?

The Italian Renaissance and the Origins of the Modern Humanities by Christopher S. Celenza is 341 pages long, and a total of 85,591 words.

This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Italian Renaissance and the Origins of the Modern Humanities Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 47 minutes to read The Italian Renaissance and the Origins of the Modern Humanities aloud.

What Reading Level is The Italian Renaissance and the Origins of the Modern Humanities?

The Italian Renaissance and the Origins of the Modern Humanities 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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