How Long to Read The Portrayal of Love

How Long Does it Take to Read The Portrayal of Love?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 55 minutes to read The Portrayal of Love by Charles Dempsey

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

Description

Widely acknowledged as a prime manifestation of Florentine humanist culture under Lorenzo de'Medici, Botticelli's "Primavera" cannot be fully interpreted without considering the poetics that expressed the Laurentian cultural program and, in turn, the Renaissance itself. In this analysis Charles Dempsey examines the poetry written by Lorenzo and his literary clients in order to give definition to the cultural context in which the "Primavera" was created. A celebration of Love, the painting is shown to incorporate both public and private imaginative realms while embracing the ideal and the actual experiences of the present. The "Primavera," depicting Venus as the spirit of Love and springtime, is simultaneously old-fashioned and modern, rooted in International-Style vernacular conventions and evincing a nascent classical vocabulary. After describing the profoundly humanist classical foundation of the invention of the "Primavera," Dempsey identifies its genre with rustic song, then relates the painting to the conventions of vernacular love poetry. A close reading of the painting in relation to works by Lorenzo, Politian, Pulci, and other poets working to elevate vernacular expression by infusing native Tuscan with Latin forms suggests how the idea of Love portrayed by Botticelli in the form of Venus incorporates not only the ancient springtime "renovatio mundi" but also the actual cultural renovation--the Renaissance--imagined and sponsored by Lorenzo the Magnificent.

How long is The Portrayal of Love?

The Portrayal of Love by Charles Dempsey is 173 pages long, and a total of 43,769 words.

This makes it 58% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Portrayal of Love Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 59 minutes to read The Portrayal of Love aloud.

What Reading Level is The Portrayal of Love?

The Portrayal of Love 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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