Reading Time
3 hrs 36 mins
How long to read The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Complete?
The estimated word count of The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Complete is 53,785 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 3 hrs 36 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 5 hrs 59 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs.
| The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Complete - 53,785 words | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 5 hrs 59 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 3 hrs 36 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 2 hrs |
- Authors
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Dante Alighieri
More about The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Complete
53,785 words
Word Count
for The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Complete
302 pages
Pages
5 hours and 47 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
The Divine Comedy (Italian: La Divina Commedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative and allegorical vision of the Christian afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church. It helped establish the Tuscan dialect in which it is written as the Italian standard. It is divided into three parts, the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.On the surface the poem describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven; but at a deeper level it represents allegorically the soul's journey towards God. At this deeper level, Dante draws on medieval Christian theology and philosophy, especially the teachings of Thomas Aquinas. At the surface level, the poem is understood to be fictional.