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The Book of the City of Ladies

By Christine de Pizan
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In The Book of the City of Ladies, Christine de Pizan engages in dialogues with three celestial ladies—Reason, Rectitude, and Justice—to construct an allegorical city that honours women. Through vivid examples of women's significant contributions to Western civilisation, she argues for their intellectual and moral equality to men, challenging prevailing societal prejudices.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers interested in medieval literature, gender studies, and arts and culture. Scholars, students, and anyone keen to explore early feminist thought will find this work invaluable.

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"Astonishing, original...an early chapter in women's revisionary history [that] offers true eloquence resurrected from the silence of the past."-The New York Times Book Review

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In dialogues with three celestial ladies, Reason, Rectitude, and Justice, Christine de Pizan (1365-ca. 1429) builds an allegorical fortified city for women. She uses examples of the important contributions women have made to Western Civilization and provides arguments that prove their intellectual and moral equality to men.

The Book of the City of Ladies is translated by Earl Jeffrey Richards and is used nationwide in the most eminent colleges and universities in America, from Columbia to Stanford.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780892552306

Publisher: Persea Books Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 1998

Country: United States

Imprint: Persea Books Inc

Edition: Revised Edition

Contributors:

  • Translated by Earl Jeffrey Richards
  • Foreword by Natalie Zemon Davis

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 359g

Pages: 282

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