• The Book of the City of Ladies - Hardcover
The Book of the City of Ladies
The Book of the City of Ladies

    The Book of the City of Ladies - Hardcover

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    by Christine De Pizan (Author), Earl Jeffrey Richards (Translator), Natalie Zemon Davis (Foreword by)

    In dialogues with three celestial ladies, Reason, Rectitude, and Justice, Christine de Pizan (1365-ca. 1429) builds an allegorical fortified city for women using examples of the important contributions women have made to Western Civilization and arguments that prove their intellectual and moral equality to men. Earl Jeffrey Richards' acclaimed translation is used nationwide in the most eminent colleges and universities in America, from Columbia to Stanford.

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Christine de Pizan was born in 1365 in Venice. Her family moved to Paris three years later when her father was appointed court astrologer to King Charles V. Close ties to the royal court and her father's encouragement enabled Christine to obtain a good education, unusual for women of her time. At the age of 15, she married a court notary, who also fostered her learning and her literary activities. She was only 25 when she was widowed and left without an inheritance. With three children to support, Christine turned to writing to earn her living. From 1390 to 1429, the presumed year of her death, she wrote more than 20 works, nearly all concerned with two themes: the political life of France and the defense of women. The Book of the City of Ladies is Christine de Pizan's most eloquent expression of her feminist beliefs.
    Number of Pages: 348
    Dimensions: 0.94 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
    Publication Date: June 01, 1998
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