How long does it take to read The Courtier?
Baldesar Castiglione, Baldesar Castilgione, Giulio (ed.) Carnazzi, Carlo Baudi Di Vesme Baldessar Castiglione, Vittorio Cian, Baldassare Castiglione, Baldassarre Castiglione, Giulio Preti, A. P. Castiglione, Ghino Ghinassi, G. Rigutini, Bernardino Baldi, Giuseppe Rigutini, Thomas Sir Hoby, William Seres, Riviere & Son, Bernardino Marliani, Antonio Ciccarelli, Henry Denham, Bartholomew Clerke, Richard Field, Thomas Adams, Guillaume de L'Isle, A. J. Boscan, Lodovico Dolce, Janet E. Ashbee
The Courtier by Baldesar Castiglione, Baldesar Castilgione, Giulio (ed.) Carnazzi, Carlo Baudi Di Vesme Baldessar Castiglione, Vittorio Cian, Baldassare Castiglione, Baldassarre Castiglione, Giulio Preti, A. P. Castiglione, Ghino Ghinassi, G. Rigutini, Bernardino Baldi, Giuseppe Rigutini, Thomas Sir Hoby, William Seres, Riviere & Son, Bernardino Marliani, Antonio Ciccarelli, Henry Denham, Bartholomew Clerke, Richard Field, Thomas Adams, Guillaume de L'Isle, A. J. Boscan, Lodovico Dolce, Janet E. Ashbee takes about 7 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 18 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1528. 398 pages, about 109,450 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 223 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"The Book of the Courtier (1528) is a series of fictional conversations by courtiers of the Duke of Urbino that take place in 1507, when Baldesar Castiglione was himself attache to the Duke. Today, the Book of the Courtier remains the most illuminating account of court life and its culture in the Renaissance and of what it took to be the "Perfect Courtier" and "Court Lady." The text of this Norton Critical Edition is Charles Singleton's translation, the most acclaimed and accurate English translation available. It is accompanied by the detailed annotations of both translator and editor." "Following the text are ten seminal assessments of The Book of the Courtier, representing the best interpretations from the United States, England, and Italy. Contributors include Amedeo Quondam, Harry Berger Jr., Virginia Cox, Eduardo Saccone, Joan Kelly-Gadol, David Quint, Wayne Rebhorn, James Hankins, Peter Burke, and Daniel Javitch." "A Selected Bibliography, Chronology, and Index of Persons and Items are also included."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Courts and courtiers, Courtesy, Court and courtiers, Congregational churches, Theology, Self-actualization (psychology)
