About This Book
After the opening essay on the general significance of literature, Eco examines a number of major authors from the Western canon. A stimulating chapter on the poetic qualities of Dante's PARADISO is followed by one on the style of the COMMUNIST MANIFESTO. The next three essays centre on nineteenth -...
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8h 30m
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180 WPM
6h 7m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 22m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 91,850 wordsπ
13 days at 30 min/day
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6 h 48 min
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10 h 12 min
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5 h 6 min
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