How Long to Read World's Fairs Italian-Style

How Long Does it Take to Read World's Fairs Italian-Style?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 4 minutes to read World's Fairs Italian-Style by Cristina Della Coletta

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

Description

According to conventional wisdom, Italy was not an influential participant in the nationalistic and imperialistic discourses that world's fairs produced in countries such as Great Britain, France, and the United States. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, however, Italy hosted numerous national and international exhibitions expounding notions of national identity, imperial expansion, technological progress, and capitalist growth. World's Fairs Italian-Style explores world's fairs in Italy at the turn of the twentieth century in comparison to their more famous counterparts in France, England, and the United States. Cristina Della Coletta demonstrates that, because of its social fragmentation and hybrid history, Italy was a site of both hegemony and subordination – an aspiring imperial power whose colonization started from within. She focuses on two best-selling authors, Emilio Salgari and Guido Gozzano, and illustrates how these authors interpreted their age's 'exposition mentality.' Salgari and Gozzano's exposition narratives, Della Coletta argues, reveal Italy's uncertainties about own sense of national identity, and its belated commitment to Western imperialism. Of interest to students and scholars of literature, cultural history, and Italian, World's Fairs Italian-Style provides a fascinating glimpse into a hitherto unexplored area of study, and brings to light a cultural phenomenon that played a significant role in shaping Italy's national identity.

How long is World's Fairs Italian-Style?

World's Fairs Italian-Style by Cristina Della Coletta is 362 pages long, and a total of 91,224 words.

This makes it 122% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read World's Fairs Italian-Style Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 18 minutes to read World's Fairs Italian-Style aloud.

What Reading Level is World's Fairs Italian-Style?

World's Fairs Italian-Style 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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